The Marshall Plan was part of the policy of containment, this is true because it helped struggling countries defend themselves against the Soviet union as well create closer relations with many countries so they could convince countries not to switch to communism through political means. The U.S. policy of containment aimed to put an end to the expansion of communism, while also preventing nuclear annihilation. Most Capitalist western countries viewed Communism as an infectious disease, and the policy of containment aimed to “quarantine” it. This was carried out by defending countries that communist countries were attempting to take over, for example, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Also, they provided support to non communist countries
