Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: The Cold War Era

Question:

The USA introduced the 'Policy of containment' to deal with:

Options:

Soviet Communism

The Berlin Crisis

The Korean War

The Cuban Crisis

Correct Answer:

Soviet Communism

Explanation:

The correct answer is option (1) - Soviet Communism

1947; American President Harry Truman’s Doctrine about the containment of communism

Out of the choices provided, the Policy of Containment was introduced by the USA to deal with Soviet Communism.

The Cold War, a period of ideological tension between the US and the Soviet Union, was the main reason for the policy. The goal was to prevent the spread of communism throughout the world, not just a specific event like the Berlin Crisis or the Korean War.