Question
• Question 3
Read the quotation defining the Truman Doctrine and the newspaper headline. Then, answer the question.
I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed
minorities or by outside pressures. I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way. I believe
that our help should be primarily through economic and financial aid which is essential to economic stability and orderly political
processes.
- President Harry S. Truman in a March 12, 1947, address to a joint session of Congress
"Truman acts to save nations from red rule, asks 400 million to aid Greece and Turkey: Congress fight likely but approval is seen."
- Headline of the New York Times, March 12, 1947
How did the United States implement the Truman Doctrine during the Cold War?
O A by negotiating the Partial Test Ban Treaty with the Soviet Union
• B by establishing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to improve cooperation with its foreign allies
by blockading Cuba to prevent the installation of nuclear missiles
O D by supporting the Greek government in resisting a communist takeover during the Greek Civil War
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Answer
The United States implemented the Truman Doctrine during the Cold War by supporting the Greek government in resisting a communist takeover during the Greek Civil War.