Communism is considered an inappropriate policy that limits economic growth. The containment policy can be described as America’s strategic policy for the halting of communism in foreign states. The term was opined by George F. Kennan, who argued that the U. S. should explore a “long-term, patient, but firm and vigilant containment of expansive Russian tendencies,” expecting the military dictatorship to collapse. Effective implementation was made possible by the 1947 Truman Doctrine, which assured prompt financial and military support to Greece and Turkey. The policy was also extended to middle-eastern countries fighting for their freedom.
Economic recovery was among the top motivations for the containment policy. The 1957 Eisenhower Doctrine promised financial and military assistance to countries in the Middle East defending themselves against communist aggression. For example, when the United Kingdom proclaimed that it could no longer assist Greece and Turkey in the face of challenges to their sovereignty, the United States moved to help. In March 1947, President Truman requested military and financial assistance for the two countries totaling $400 million from the United States Congress. After a Communist takeover of Greece’s civil war ended in October 1949, the country’s economy benefited from the assistance provided by foreign governments and organizations.