Question

What is the best description of the context for this statement by Harry Truman?


'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.'

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Responses

Churchill and Stalin were behaving aggressively toward Eastern Europe.
Churchill and Stalin were behaving aggressively toward Eastern Europe.

Soviet aggression toward Europe was mounting.
Soviet aggression toward Europe was mounting.

Germany was divided into East Germany and West Germany.
Germany was divided into East Germany and West Germany.

The United States was ready to execute the Marshall Plan.

Answer 1

The best description of the context for Harry Truman's statement is:

**Soviet aggression toward Europe was mounting.**

This statement is often associated with the Truman Doctrine, which was articulated in 1947 as a response to the increasingly aggressive post-war policies of the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe and its attempts to spread communism. Truman's statement reflects the U.S. commitment to support countries that were threatened by Soviet expansionism.