HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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Question
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What was the Truman Doctrine?
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The importance of the U.S. staying isolated during the Cold War
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The importance of the Soviet Union giving support to countries
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The importance of spreading the fear of communism throughout the U.S.
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The importance of U.S. supporting communist threatened countries
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -President Truman announces the Truman Doctrine. In a dramatic speech to a joint session of Congress, President Harry S. Truman asks for U.S. assistance for Greece and Turkey to forestall communist domination of the two nations.
Detailed explanation-3: -Implications. Until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Truman Doctrine generally succeeded in containing Communism to its pre-1945 borders with exceptions in southeast Asia, Cuba, and Afghanistan.
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