What was the goal of the Policy of Containment, and who created it?

To spread communism throughout the world; created by China.
To spread peace and joy throughout China; created by Russia.
To stop the spread of communism; created by the United States.
To grow China's economy by using communism; created by the Ming Dynasty.

The goal of the Policy of Containment was to stop the spread of communism. It was created by the United States during the Cold War as a strategy to prevent the spread of Soviet influence and communism to other countries.