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
Soviet aggression toward Europe was mounting.
Soviet aggression toward Europe was mounting.
Churchill and Stalin were behaving aggressively toward Eastern Europe.
Churchill and Stalin were behaving aggressively toward Eastern Europe.
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.
'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.'
(1 point)
Responses
Soviet aggression toward Europe was mounting.
Soviet aggression toward Europe was mounting.
Churchill and Stalin were behaving aggressively toward Eastern Europe.
Churchill and Stalin were behaving aggressively toward Eastern Europe.
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.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The best description of the context for Harry Truman's statement is:
**Soviet aggression toward Europe was mounting.**
This statement is widely associated with the Truman Doctrine, which was articulated in 1947 in response to the perceived threat of Soviet expansionism and the spread of communism in Europe and beyond.
**Soviet aggression toward Europe was mounting.**
This statement is widely associated with the Truman Doctrine, which was articulated in 1947 in response to the perceived threat of Soviet expansionism and the spread of communism in Europe and beyond.