Assignment Task: Why did the United States adopt a policy of containment during the Cold War?
O The US felt that it was essential to remove Communism from nations controlled by the Soviet Union after WWII
O The US believed it could form alliances that would eventually make it possible to invade the Soviet Union
O The US believed that it could produce more nuclear weapons that the USSR and thus win the arms race
O The US desired to prevent the spread of Communism throughout the world