USA HISTORY

POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959

THE MARSHALL PLAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the Truman Doctrine?
A
President Truman declared war on the Soviet Union
B
Truman’s oath as President
C
Truman’s declaration to Congress that the US needed to help stop communism
D
When President Truman nominated George C. Marshall
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Truman Doctrine, also known as the policy of containment, was President Harry Truman’s foreign policy that the US would provide political, military, and economic aid to democratic countries under the threat of communist influences in order to prevent the expansion of communism.

Detailed explanation-2: -Truman pledged that the United States would help any nation resist communism in order to prevent its spread. His policy of containment is known as the Truman Doctrine.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Truman Doctrine, 1947 With the Truman Doctrine, President Harry S. Truman established that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.

Detailed explanation-4: -In a dramatic speech to a joint session of Congress, President Harry S. Truman asks for U.S. assistance for Greece and Turkey to forestall communist domination of the two nations.

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