What was the United States' Policy of "Containment" towards the

Soviet Union following wwill?

The doctrine of containment called for the United States to oppose communist expansion and aggression at the global level, by all means: diplomatic, economic and military. The USSR was understood as a great power that intended to export revolution around the world and enhance its influence. Containment would lead to internal communist camp's decline and implosion, something that actually happened after four decades.