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Yes, that is correct. The "containment policy" and the "Truman Doctrine" are often referred to interchangeably.
According to The Penguin Encyclopedia of American History, page 383, the Truman Doctrine is the "policy statement of the Truman administration anticipating the cold war policy of containment."
i believe it started in 1947
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was based on the U.S.A's fear of communism taking over the world. The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to stop communism from spreading further ( containment of communism) this was to be achieved by promoting ( more like fighting for) democracy in countries that were falling to communism. Truman believed his goal would have been accomplished when the whole world was rid of communism and became a democracy instead.