Which term refers to the policy of preventing the spread of communism by employing various means?

• A. Truman Doctrine
• B. Iron Curtain
• C. Containment
• D. United Nations

Answer: (C)

Containment is the strategy of stopping the spread of communism through a mix of methods—military alliances, economic aid, political pressure, and diplomacy. After World War II, it guided U.S. efforts to keep communist influence from expanding into new countries, aiming to prevent a domino effect across Europe and beyond. A concrete example within this approach is providing support to countries resisting communist takeover, which shows how containment uses varied tools rather than relying on a single tactic. The Iron Curtain is a metaphor for the division and tension of the era, not the policy itself, and the United Nations is a global organization used for diplomacy and peacekeeping rather than the specific strategy described.