What Was the Truman Doctrine in American Foreign Policy

question 5

Multiple Choice

What was the Truman Doctrine in American foreign policy?

• A)The United States would "roll back" communism from Central Europe.
• B)The United States would again isolate itself from European affairs.
• C)The United States would provide financial support to Western Europe through the gold standard.
• D)The United States would support people resisting subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures.
• E)The United States would build bases across Western Europe to confront a possible Soviet invasion.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

A concept in behavioral psychology where a behavior becomes more likely to occur due to the consequence that follows it.

Operant Conditioning

A procedure in learning where the level of a particular behavior is tailored by means of encouragement or correction.

Voluntary Response

A behavioral or physical reaction that occurs as a result of a voluntary action in response to a stimulus.

Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli that become reinforcing through their association with primary reinforcers; they do not satisfy biological needs but are learned, such as money or praise.