'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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The United States was ready to execute the Marshall Plan.
The United States was ready to execute the Marshall Plan.
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.
Churchill and Stalin were behaving aggressively toward Eastern Europe.
Churchill and Stalin were behaving aggressively toward Eastern Europe.
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The best description of the context for Harry Truman's statement is:
Soviet aggression toward Europe was mounting.
This statement is part of Truman's doctrine, which was aimed at containing the spread of communism and providing support to countries resisting Soviet influence during the early stages of the Cold War.
