POLS 2940 Chapter 4: Soviet Regime and US Foreign Policy - Kennan summary
11 Jan 2019
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Influence had to be contained through the us foreign policies. St"s policy shaped by marxist ideology: wanted to get rid of capitalism, wanted to withdraw forces from europe. K said he can"t overthrow the us government because he didn"t have enough of an economy to give his people what they wanted: k"s containment plan (military) related closely to marshall plan (economic) It is inevitable that eventually, these exploited workers will rise up and overthrow the elites/capitalists. Soviets should be in no rush to expand (physically in their borders or economically) Soviet ideology itself tells you something about why containment would work. External pressure and a believable threat on their borders would just rush something that"s going to happen anyway. Soviet union could be deterred from expanding if us forces were in europe and providing a fear of a military threat. Containment tends to be in the interest of the state. Idealistic view of how he can construct the society.
