HIPPO DOC WK 10 Flashcards
On a page in your notebook HIPPO the following document. Try to include 2-3 things for each letter.
“It is clear that the main element of any United States policy towards the Soviet Union must be that of a long-term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies. . . . It is clear that the United States cannot expect in the foreseeable future to enjoy political intimacy with the Soviet regime. It must continue to regard the Soviet Union as a rival, not a partner, in the political arena. It must continue to expect that Soviet policies will reflect no abstract love of peace and stability, no real faith in the possibility of a permanent happy coexistence of the Socialist and capitalist worlds, but rather a cautious, persistent pressure towards the disruption and weakening of all rival influence and rival power.”
- Mr. X (George F. Kennan), State Department professional, “The Sources of Soviet Conduct,” Foreign Affairs, July 1947
