WORLD HISTORY

COLD WAR ERA

IMPACT OF COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“The free peoples of the world look to us for support in maintaining their freedoms. If we falter in our leadership, we may endanger the peace of the world-and we shall surely endanger the welfare of our own nation.”-President Harry Truman, speech to Congress, 1947 What policy does this represent?
A
Limitation of Arms
B
Collective Security
C
Containment of Communism
D
Mutually assured destruction
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Truman Doctrine, 1947 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: -The choice is too often not a free one. One way of life is based upon the will of the majority, and is distinguished by free institutions, representative government, free elections, guarantees of individual liberty, freedom of speech and religion, and freedom from political oppression.

Detailed explanation-3: -Based on Source 2, which reason explains why President Truman issued the Truman Doctrine? The Soviet Union provided economic assistance to Greece and Turkey.

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