The doctrine of containment set forth by George F. Kennan
A) proposed that the United States should seek to "roll back" Communism in Eastern Europe.
B) was expressed in the Truman Doctrine enunciated by President Harry Truman in 1947.
C) called for the United States to initiate arms reduction talks.
D) said that the United States should seek to block the spread of Communism to additional countries.
E) Options B and D are true.

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Kennan's doctrine of containment was aimed at preventing the spread of communism, which aligns with the Truman Doctrine's policy of supporting countries resisting communism (Option B) and blocking its spread (Option D).

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