What did “containment “ mean in the context of the cold war policy

In the context of the Cold War, "containment" was a US strategy, wherein communism would be "contained" in the East. It didn't want communism to spread from the USSR to East European countries, China, Korea, and Vietnam. It was one of the most basic strategies in the Cold War.

Containment was a United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad. A component of the Cold War, this policy was a response to a series of moves by the Soviet Union to enlarge its communist sphere of influence in Eastern Europe, China, Korea, and Vietnam.

“the iliad” (gr: “iliás”) is an epic poem by the ancient greek poet homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the trojan war and the greek siege of the city of troy (which was also known as ilion, ilios or ilium in ancient times).

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