Question

What was Truman’s response when communism began spreading beyond the Soviet-run Eastern Europe?

a. He made a plea to the United Nations to adopt the policy of containment.
b. He sent in military to the Soviet Union to pressure them to contain communism.
c. He began a program encouraging nations to resist communist expansion.
d. He cut East Berlin off from supplies to close off communism in Europe.

Answer 1

c. He began a program encouraging nations to resist communist expansion.

Explanation: In 1947 Truman announced the Truman Doctrine, a policy of providing political, military, and economic aid (containment) to countries threatened by communism (not a UN plea, not a military invasion, and he did not cut off Berlin).