Question

Why did President Truman deal harshly with Stalin?

He wanted Stalin to know that he had created the atomic bomb
He believed that Germany's economy had to be allowed to recover.
He wanted Americans to know that he was a strong leader.
He wanted to protect Europe from another Holocaust.

Answer 1

The answer here among these options is:

He believed that Germany's economy had to be allowed to recover.

Step-by-step explanation:

Harry Truman opposed the 1949 Soviet blockade of West Berlin aimed at impeding the formation of the Federal Republic of Germany, the German Western state after WWI. West Germany also benefited from the Marshall Plan, which allowed the recovery of Europeans economies with massive US financial support.