Question

Which conflict best represents an application of the containment policy?
Responses
Spanish American War
World War I
Cuban Missile
Missile Crisis

Answer 1

The Cuban Missile Crisis best represents an application of the containment policy. During this conflict, the United States sought to contain the spread of communism by implementing a naval blockade around Cuba in order to prevent Soviet missiles from being deployed there. This was a clear demonstration of the containment policy in action.