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That would be the CONTAINMENT POLICY. The fear was that, while the Soviet Union (and later China) were too large to militarily engage without starting World War III, an effective strategy would be to prevent Communism to expanding into other areas. See more about the Containment Policy in this Answers Article: The Containment Policy After WWII.
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the soviet union would constantly seek to expand
Policy of the US that it would defend the Middle East against attack by any communist country. Restatement of the containment policy.
The Containment Policy of the Truman administration was basically an offensive threat to the expansion of the Soviet Union. It threatened to use force should the Soviets attempt to expand in areas that were not under Soviet control. Yet, it could also be considered defensive, because it let the Soviets know that we would protect our interests in Europe and Asia, but not make the first military move. Containment would be a reply to any aggressive action by the Soviets. The policy was not only military, but also an economic and diplomatic policy. The Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine are examples of diplomatic and economic attempts of the Containment Policy in action. Korea and Vietnam are also military examples.
Remilitarization
Westward expansion (APEX)
because they were cointaned by communism and would soon surender if not helped
the United states would try to stop democratic nations from becoming communist (APEX)
The U.S. began the policy of containment in 1946 primarily in response to the expansionist actions of the Soviet Union after World War II. American leaders feared that communism would spread to other countries, threatening democratic governments and capitalism. The strategy aimed to prevent the further spread of communism by supporting countries resisting Soviet influence, which ultimately shaped U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War. Key events, such as the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, exemplified this commitment to containment.
The containment policy was that the US would fight against any attempt by existing communist countries to take over other countries and add them to the Soviet bloc. This was the reason for the Korean War (in which the North Korean effort to take over South Korea was successfully prevented) and the Vietnam War (in which the North Vietnamese effort to take over South Vietnam succeeded despite US efforts at containment).
Westward expansion