HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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To form a strong alliance with the Soviet Union and to help them establish new Communist governments in a peaceful manner.
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To prevent any more World Wars from breaking out in the future.
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To offer lifelong benefits to veterans who had fought in World War II.
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To help rebuild nations that were devastated by World War II and protect them from the threat of the Soviet Union.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -On March 12, 1947, Truman appeared before a joint session of Congress. In his eighteen-minute speech, he stated: I believe it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.
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: -Officially known as the European Recovery Program (ERP), the Marshall Plan was intended to rebuild the economies and spirits of western Europe, primarily. Marshall was convinced the key to restoration of political stability lay in the revitalization of national economies.
Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan are similar in the fact that both were adopted as U.S. foreign policy, and both had the goal of stopping and containing the spread of Soviet communism.