What was a root cause of containment policy?
a. The bombing of hiroshima
b. The marshall plan
c. The establishment of the united nations
d. Soviet expansionist plans
e. Berlin blockade

Question

What was a root cause of containment policy?
a. The bombing of hiroshima
b. The marshall plan 
c. The establishment of the united nations
d. Soviet expansionist plans
e. Berlin blockade

anonymous · Answer

I'd say (D), Soviet expansionist plans. Containment means exactly what it sounds like - contain. The fear was that communism would spread to neighboring nations and the US adopted this to contain the spread like a giant paper towel of democracy.

The others don't make much sense. The Hiroshima bombing wasn't a cause, and the Marshall Plan focused on rebuilding Europe. The Berlin Blockade was a symptom of the deteriorating relationship between East and West (and was Stalin's way of rattling his own saber) and the Soviets were a part of the UN since it was an open forum for all nations.