"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. I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way. The seeds of totalitarian regimes are nurtured by misery and want." — President Harry S. Truman, Address to Congress, March 12, 1947
Truman's request was made most immediately in response to a crisis involving which two countries?
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Greece and Turkey, where Britain could no longer support governments facing communist pressure
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Cuba and Guatemala, where leftist revolutions had taken power
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Germany and Austria, where Soviet occupation forces remained
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China and Korea, where communist movements threatened U.S. allies
Explanation
The Truman Doctrine speech was prompted by Britain's February 1947 announcement that it could no longer aid Greece (facing communist insurgency) and Turkey (facing Soviet pressure on the Dardanelles). The Chinese Civil War, Cuban Revolution, and German question were separate Cold War flashpoints.