1. During the Cold War, refugee aid became a government instrument in the struggle to contain communism. 2. In the battle to contain communism, Dean Rusk was as effective as any general. 3. Indeed, the focus of policy shifted from the war with Germany to new efforts to contain communism. 4. NATO was bound together by a common desire to contain communism. 5. The alliance became the principal international instrument of U.S. determination to contain Soviet communism. 6. The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in February convinced many lawmakers that the plan could help contain communism. |