Question about a qoute by Harry Truman.?

Question

"I believe that 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. I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way. I believe that our help should be primarily economic and financial aid..."

-- Harry Truman

The recommendation made in this quotation resulted from the United States need to

a - prepare for World War I

b-fight Nazi aggression in 1941

c-oppose communist expansion during the early post-World War II period

or

d-justify the withdrawal of United States forces from Korea

Answer 1

The answer is c. it was totally focused on the deterence of soviet expansion post wwII

Answer 2

The correct answer is C.

The Communists were considered by many in this country to be the successors to Hitler, with an agenda for world domination. Truman felt that the US had to fight this menace, and so the Cold War came into existence.

It was this kind of thinking that got us bogged down in the Vietnam War.

Have you ever heard of The Domino Theory? It was what really got us involved in Southeast Asia, and held that if Vietnam fell to a Communist regime, so would Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand--just the way a row of dominos will collapse.

Answer 3

C - - - spoken in support of The Marshall Plan for rebuilding Eastern Europe.

Peace..