USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The United States followed a policy of containment during the Cold War in response to the spread of communism.How did the Marshall Plan reflect containment policy?
A
It blocked Soviet missiles from from arriving in communist Cuba.
B
It provided economic aid to European countries in order to prevent the spread of communism.
C
It authorized the use of military force against communist forces in Vietnam.
D
It stopped communist efforts to control the Korean Peninsula.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Q. The United States followed a policy of containment during the Cold War in response to the spread of communism. How did the Marshall Plan reflect containment policy? It authorized the use of military force against communist forces in Vietnam.

Detailed explanation-2: -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: -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-4: -The United States developed its policy of containment to prevent communism from spreading further into Europe and the rest of the world.

Detailed explanation-5: -COLD WAR POLICY OF CONTAINMENT Truman was determined to keep Soviet influence contained within existing boundaries. His Cold War policy was known as containment. The Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan are examples of how the United States sought to prevent communism from spreading (containment).

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