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DSST Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union Test Prep

Category - DSST Soviet Union

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Which of the following U.S. diplomats established the concept of "containment" during the Cold War by sending a long telegram to Washington, D.C., from Moscow?
  1. Milton Eisenhower
  2. Alexander Haig
  3. George Kennan
  4. Henry Kissinger
Explanation
Answer: C - George Kennan

George Kennan was the American diplomate in charge of affairs with Moscow in 1946.  He sent an 8,000-word telegram to the Department of State detailing his views on the Soviet Union, and U.S. policy toward the communist state.  Mr. Kennan’s analysis provided one of the most influential underpinnings for America’s Cold War policy of containment of the Soviet Union.
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