Multiple choice

In which conflict was containment successful?

  1. Vietnam War

  2. Cuban Missile Crisis

  3. Bay of Pigs Invasion

  4. Korean War

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Korean War is generally cited as a successful application of the containment policy, as the US and UN forces prevented the communist North from taking over the entire peninsula, maintaining the status quo at the 38th parallel.