The Truman Doctrine, Which Defined U

question 34

Multiple Choice

The Truman Doctrine, which defined U.S.strategy vis-à-vis the Soviet Union during the Cold War, stated that

• A)if one state fell to communism, its neighbors would also fall in a chain reaction.
• B)the United States would resist any Soviet expansion into the Western Hemisphere.
• C)the United States would support its allies against communist expansion.
• D)any Soviet assault against western Europe would be treated identically as an assault against the United States.
• E)the U.S.official foreign policy would return to one of isolationism from European affairs.

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