Based on your readings this week, how did the United States seek to halt the spread of communism in Europe? To carry out the Truman Doctrine, the United States adopted the policy of containment. What do you think about the policy of containment? In addition, do you think that the “Cold War” is an appropriate name for the time period? Why? If you do not think it was appropriate, what do you think it should have been called? Explain your reasoning.

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