WORLD HISTORY

COLD WAR ERA

IMPACT OF COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why were the Truman Doctrine and NATO created by the United States
A
there was fear of an economic depression after WWI
B
there was a threat of the Nazis in the 1930’s
C
There was a communist threat after WWI
D
There was concern about the partition of India in 1947
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The NATO agreement formalized the multinational pact that was built on the foundation of American foreign policy created by the Truman Doctrine, which implied American support for nations threatened by Soviet communism.

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: -Believing that the Soviet Union sought expansion in the Middle East, he shaped what came to be known as the Truman Doctrine (1947), pledging immediate military and economic aid to the governments of Greece and Turkey. In the same year he outlined the main points of what became known as the Marshall Plan.

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