THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Establishing friendly relations between the United States and the Soviet Union
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Spreading communism to other countries
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Limit the expansion of the Soviet Union’s influence
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Truman Doctrine demonstrated that the United States would not return to isolationism after World War II, but rather take an active role in world affairs. To help rebuild after the war, the United States pledged $13 billion of aid to Europe in the Marshall Plan.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to aid in the economic recovery of nations after World War II and secure US geopolitical influence over Western Europe. To combat the effects of the Marshall Plan, the USSR developed its own economic recovery program, known as the Molotov Plan.
Detailed explanation-4: -What did the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, and the Berlin Airlift all have in common? They were efforts to build a non-communist future in Europe.