USA HISTORY

POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959

THE MARSHALL PLAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which president is known for putting forth this policy of containment? (Bro the doctrine was named after)
A
Roosevelt
B
Truman
C
Lincoln
D
Nixon
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It was announced to Congress by President Harry S. Truman on March 12, 1947, and further developed on July 4, 1948, when he pledged to contain the communist uprisings in Greece and Turkey. More generally, the Truman Doctrine implied American support for other nations threatened by Moscow.

Detailed explanation-2: -Overview. In 1947, President Harry S. 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: -On March 12, 1947, President Harry S. Truman presented this address before a joint session of Congress.

Detailed explanation-4: -George F. Kennan, a career Foreign Service Officer, formulated the policy of “containment, ” the basic United States strategy for fighting the cold war (1947–1989) with the Soviet Union.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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