To counter the possibility that the Western countries could not protect themselves against the Soviet Union, the Truman Administration formed a European-American alliance that would commit the United States to bolstering the security of Western Europe.. The above statement is describing which organization?

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“To counter the possibility that the Western countries could not protect themselves against the Soviet Union, the Truman Administration formed a European-American alliance that would commit the United States to bolstering the security of Western Europe.”. The above statement is describing which organization?

A	The Big Three
B	NATO
C	Warsaw Pact
D	Marshall Plan

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Created in 1949, NATO ensured a military commitment to keeping U.S. troops in Europe and the collective defense pledge that the United States would defend its European allies if they were attacked. An influential security-planning paper developed in early 1950 by President Truman’s National Security Council.

Detailed explanation-2: -Truman argued that the United States could no longer stand by and allow the forcible expansion of Soviet totalitarianism into free, independent nations, because American national security now depended upon more than just the physical security of American territory.

Detailed explanation-3: -After World War II, the United States and its allies, and the Soviet Union and its satellite states began a decades-long struggle for supremacy known as the Cold War. Soldiers of the Soviet Union and the United States did not do battle directly during the Cold War.

Detailed explanation-4: -The U.S. was especially concerned about Greece and Turkey. Due to the slow progress of Europe’s economic development following WWII, Truman devised another plan to offer aid called the Marshall Plan. The plan was named after Secretary of State George Marshall due to Truman’s respect for his military achievements.

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