In his July 1947 Foreign Affairs article, George Kennan argued that the
a. Soviet Union was on the verge of political and economic collapse.
b. Soviet Union was primarily concerned with internal development, not foreign involvement.
c. United States should take the offensive to overthrow the Soviet government.
d. United States should seek to "contain" Soviet expansion.
ANS: d
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