The policy announced by President Truman to contain Soviet expansion by supporting countries resisting communism is known as what?

• A. The Eisenhower Doctrine
• B. The Truman Doctrine
• C. The Monroe Doctrine
• D. The Good Neighbor Policy

Answer: (B)

Containment of Soviet expansion by aiding countries resisting communism is the policy idea at work. In 1947, President Truman presented this approach, promising support to nations fighting communist pressures, with Greece and Turkey as early examples. This established a global strategy to help free peoples defend themselves rather than trying to remove communism everywhere at once, setting the tone for U.S. foreign policy throughout the early Cold War. The other options fit different times or regions: the Monroe Doctrine warned European powers away from the Americas; the Good Neighbor Policy focused on improving relations with Latin America through non-intervention; the Eisenhower Doctrine extended containment to the Middle East later on. The described policy is the Truman Doctrine.