A smidge.
Perhaps more than a little.
Okay, the US had enough concern about the spread of communism that it lead to a huge witch hunt (Red Hunt) in the US in the 50's, defined the world view of an entire generation, and established US foreign policy for more than half a century.
Consider terms like:
In essence, communism was fully in the collective consciousness of the American public and government officials from about 1938 until after the fall of the Soviet Union in the early Nineties. Just shy of sixty years of US history spanning both foreign and domestic policy over those years.
to stop the spread of communism
. . . Communism .
To prevent the spread of communism.
The policy of the US toward the Soviet Union after WWII was shaped by a belief that the Soviets intended to spread Communism throughout the world.
to stop the spread of communism
to stop the spread of communism
By attempting to spread capitalism
The US had hoped to stop the spread of Communism .
. . . Communism .
To stop the spread of communism.
To prevent the spread of communism.
The US. adopted a policy of containment towards the spread of Communism. Which in summary means that the US. exercised a policy to stop the Communism movement from spreading into new countries and to contain it where it was at the time.
the u.s. signed a treaty with south Korea to stop the spread of communism in the far east. if aisa falls to communism, the rest will fall to communism.
no, we try to stop the spread of communism, we are not communists.
to fight against the spread of communism
The policy of the US toward the Soviet Union after WWII was shaped by a belief that the Soviets intended to spread Communism throughout the world.
to stop the spread of communism