The Central Tenet of the Truman Doctrine Was That the United

question 29

Multiple Choice

The central tenet of the Truman Doctrine was that the United States would

• A) make no attempt to increase its own territorial holdings, and would prevent any other country from trying to seize new land.
• B) welcome European military intervention in the internal affairs of American countries that had proven themselves incapable of self-government.
• C) work closely with European powers to extend the blessings of republican government throughout the Americas.
• D) intervene in the affairs of American nations whose internal disorder threatened regional stability.
• E) support those countries struggling to oppose communist expansion.

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Definitions:

WAN

A Wide Area Network is a telecom network that spans a vast geographic area, mainly designed for connecting computers.

LAN

A Local Area Network is a computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area such as a residence, school, laboratory, or office building.

MAN

A Metropolitan Area Network; a network that spans a physical area larger than a LAN but smaller than a WAN, used to connect users in a geographic region.

WAN

Wide Area Network, a telecommunications network that extends over a large geographic area for the primary purpose of computer networking.