An important moment in the development of America’s initial Cold War strategy was the delivery of the “Long Telegram” sent from Moscow by American diplomat George Kennan in 1946.
The USSR consolidated its control over the states of the Eastern Bloc, while the United States began a strategy of global containment to challenge Soviet power, extending military and financial aid to the countries of Western Europe. The first phase of the Cold War began in the first two years after the end of the Second World War in 1945. It is best known as the Cold War policy of the United States and its allies to prevent the spread of communism. containment A military strategy to stop the expansion of an enemy.
President Harry Truman that articulated the policy of containment toward the USSR. Kennan during the post-WWII administration of U.S.
Key Terms “Long Telegram” A 1946 cable telegram by U.S.
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