USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which generalization regarding these headlines is most valid? UNITED STATES SENDS FOREIGN AID TO GREECE AND TURKEY, SENATOR McCARTHY NAMES HUNDREDS OF COMMUNISTS WORKING IN U.S. GOVERNMENT
A
The United Nations led the effort to destroy fascism in Europe
B
The United States returned to a foreign policy of neutrality after WWII.
C
The Soviet Union assisted in the rebuilding of Japan after World War II
D
The Cold War affected United States domestic and foreign policy.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Aid would be given to both Greece and Turkey, to help cool the long-standing rivalry between them. American policy makers recognized the instability of the region, fearing that if Greece was lost to communism, Turkey would not last long.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -How did the United States respond to communist threats in Greece and Turkey?-Truman Doctrine: The U.S. sent aid and military equipment to help the Greek government defeat the communist rebels. Its goal was to stop the spread of communism.

Detailed explanation-4: -Truman asks for U.S. assistance for Greece and Turkey to forestall communist domination of the two nations. Historians have often cited Truman’s address, which came to be known as the Truman Doctrine, as the official declaration of the Cold War.

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