George Kennan's Containment During The Cold War

George Kennan in his efforts of containment, meant he was trying to keep the Communist all in one spot, while doing this he figured that keeping all the communism in one spot would make the Communist eventually die. With this being said, many others tried to stop the spread as well, like, President Truman, with his Truman Doctrine, and George Marshal with is Marshall Plan. All of these plans were to stop the spread of communist. George Kennan's Containment was a component of the Cold War, it was a response to many moves from the Soviet Union to expand the Communist community. The United States feared the takeover of Greece would threaten the stability of Italy, France, and the Middle East.
The Truman Doctrine was also a big plan made by President Harry Truman. This plan was a counter act to the Soviet Union's plan of expansion during the Cold War. The British government announced that it could no longer furnish assistance to the military of Greece and Turkey. Truman administration thought that both nations were threated by communism and when had the chance they took a stance against the Soviet Union. After the United States promised they would do whatever needed to be done both economically and militarily to contain the spread of communism around the world. March 12, Truman asked for $400 million to fight communism
This plan was created by George Marshall and was officially known as the European Recovery Program. June 5, 1947 Marshall announced his plan to the U.S. It was an aid to Western Europe to help with economic support and to help rebuild the economies after the end of the War, while inviting the Soviet Union and Western Europe to participate. The Soviet declined, fearing that the United States wanted to undermine its influence. Western Europe's economy was one of the most pressing problems immediately after the war. The war also led to food shortages in the winter of