"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." — Harry S. Truman, March 12, 1947
The aid pattern shown most directly reflects which Cold War objective?
- Acheck_circle
Halting Soviet-backed communist insurgency on the eastern Mediterranean periphery
- B
Rebuilding war-torn western Europe through the Marshall Plan
- C
Establishing American military bases throughout the Pacific Rim
- D
Creating a hemispheric defense pact in Latin America
Explanation
The Truman Doctrine specifically targeted Greece (civil war against communist guerrillas) and Turkey (Soviet pressure on the Dardanelles). It preceded and was distinct from the Marshall Plan's broader European reconstruction.