Why Did Truman See Poverty in the Underdeveloped Parts of the World

question 94

Multiple Choice

Why did Truman see poverty in the underdeveloped parts of the world as a threat?

• A) The threat of national liberation movements to US colonies
• B) The need to build new markets for American economic imperialism
• C) Poverty is a threat to regional stability
• D) Inequality is a threat to hegemonic stability
• E) The geopolitics of the Cold War

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