Question

The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were similar in that they

(A) provided justifi cation for military actions against authoritarian
governments
(B) provided economic aid while containing Soviet infl uence
(C) returned the United States to its prewar isolationist policies
(D) focused on expanding American business interests in Latin America
(E) were used as the basis for creating the United Nations

Answer 1

The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were similar in that they "(B) provided economic aid while containing Soviet influence," since the Truman Doctrine stated that the US would act to stop the spread of communism, and the point of the Marshall Plan was to bolster the economy of war-torn European nations so that they could better resist a Soviet take-over.