The United States developed the policy of containment in light of the Soviet Union's expansion. The Soviet Union had been devastated through war. During the Second World War, over twenty million Soviets were killed. Stalin's main goal was to protect the USSR from any future attacks. They wanted to create a buffer zone. This zone would be made of eastern European states that would be under Soviet influence. Their fixation with safety measures was seen as an attempt to spread communism to the United States.
The policy of containment was formed in light of "The Long Telegram". This famous do…
