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Which of the following describes a major similarity between the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine?

A. Both were policies devised in Europe but implemented by the United States.
B. Both were political plans meant to prevent wars through diplomacy. C. Both were economic plans that demanded completely free markets. D. Both were policies meant to stop the spread of Soviet influence.

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The similarity of these two US programs is that they both attempted t assume responsibility for the state of the world, and to guide the affairs of other countries in a way that was intended to benefit them as well as the US. Hope that helps :-)

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Answer:

D. Both were policies meant to stop the spread of Soviet influence.

Step-by-step explanation:

Marshall plan helped to rebuild European countries destroyed during World War II, to modernize its industry, among other objectives, in order to prevent the spread of Soviet influence. Truman doctrine support countries with problems of armed minorities or foreign military pressures, with the aim of prevent the spread of Soviet influence.

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