What Was the Role of the Truman Doctrine

question 46

Multiple Choice

What was the role of the Truman Doctrine?

• A) It was an American commitment to using atomic bombs as a first line of defense.
• B) It promised that the United States would only intervene in the Western Hemisphere if necessary.
• C) It committed the United States to help "free peoples" facing pressure from communism.
• D) It was a policy at odds with the "domino theory" and, thus, proved widely unpopular at the time.
• E) It made it clear that the United States would not get involved in the affairs of Europe or Asia again.

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