We have here a political force committed fanatically to the belief that with US there can be no permanent modus vivendi1 that it is desirable and necessary that the internal harmony of our society be disrupted, our traditional way of life be destroyed, the international authority of our state be broken, if Soviet power is to be secure.

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We have here a political force committed fanatically to the belief that with US there can be no permanent modus vivendi1 that it is desirable and necessary that the internal harmony of our society be disrupted, our traditional way of life be destroyed, the international authority of our state be broken, if Soviet power is to be secure.
— George Kennan, Telegram to the US Secretary of State, February 22, 1946
1modus vivendi: an arrangement allowing conflicting parties to peacefully coexist
What policy did the United States adopt in response to the concerns outlined in Kennan’s message?

A. 
a policy of détente with the Soviet Union

B. 
a policy of adopting communist economic reforms

C. 
a policy of containing the spread of communism

D. 
a policy of free trade with the Soviet Union

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The policy that the United States adopted in response to the concerns outlined in Kennan’s message was:

C. a policy of containing the spread of communism.

Kennan's message, often referred to as the "Long Telegram," laid the groundwork for the U.S. policy of containment, which aimed to prevent the further expansion of Soviet influence and communism around the world.