Question

Explain why Truman stated that it became the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressure

Answer 1

Answer:

Truman also argued that the United States was compelled to assist “free peoples” in their struggles against “totalitarian regimes,” because the spread of authoritarianism would “undermine the foundations of international peace and hence the security of the United States.” In the words of the Truman Doctrine, it became...