The main goal of the policy of containment was to the spread of communism in Europe.

The main goal of the policy of containment was to stop the spread of communism in Europe.

After World War II, the United States and Soviet Union emerged as global superpowers. These two very different countries were determined to share their views, political structures, and economic systems with other countries. This desire to spread their ideas caused the American federal government to adopt the policy of containment.

The US government wanted to stop the spread of communism on a global scale. The US government felt that communism was an evil institution which severely limited the rights of citizens and allowed for less economic freedom than the United States offered with their system of capitalism.