Question

Which name was given to the U.S. policy of giving military aid to countries to help them stop the spread of communism?

Eisenhower Initiative

Truman Doctrine

Yalta Agreement

Marshall Plan

Answer 1

The Marshall Plan provided war torn countries in Europe financial aid to help repair their governments so that they would not give in to Communist aggression.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. Truman Doctrine

Explanation

Truman Doctrine was an American politic plan that came up in the decade of the forties, created with the objective to give military support to the countries that were resisting against the foreign influence and most of the communist ideology. Its name is due to the American president Harry Truman who was the principal promoter of this politic. Additionally, in that time Greece and Turkey were in internal confrontations against communist which cause these were the first countries that received the military aid. So the correct answer is B. Truman Doctrine.