If the U.S. had kept to diplomat George Kennan’s preferred version of containment rather than the Truman Doctrine version, could that have shaped how its leaders saw the conflict in Vietnam?
a. probably not, given that Kennan’s vision was less ideological, but still confrontational
b. probably, since Kennan thought the U.S.’s main interest was containment of Soviet power and influence, not communism per se
c. probably, since Kennan had been against defending Greece and Turkey from Soviet power
d. probably not, since leaders would have adopted his vision of containment against the power and influence of other communist powers as well
Answer: B
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