Containment 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryCold WarA2/A-levelWJEC Created by: Carys WaltersCreated on: 22-12-14 17:30 When did the Long Telegram arrive in Washington and who wrote it? 22nd February 1946, by George Kennan 1 of 7 What was the main argument of the Long Telegram? The conflict between the 2 powers was inevitable given Russian history and communist ideology - he advised a policy of containment 2 of 7 What is meant by a containment policy? That the US should stand up to the USSR when they tried to expand aggressively 3 of 7 What was different about containment than other American foreign policy? It wasn't primarily military, it would be enforced through economic and political influence 4 of 7 What speech did Stalin give in 1946, and what was his main argument? Bolshoi speech, that the 2 ideologies couldn't live side by side 5 of 7 What did Truman do in Spring of 1946? Sent US navy ships to the Mediterranean to force the Soviets to remove troops from Iran as they were delaying their evacuation. 6 of 7 What did Kennan do in 1947 to further the Containment policy? Wrote an anonymous article under the name Mister X in Foreign Affairs Magazine 7 of 7
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