2. President Harry Truman stated in 1947 "I believe that it must be the policy of the United Sattes to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by
utside pressures... If we falter in our leadership, we may endanger the peace of the world and we
shall surely endanger the welfare of our own nation."
Which foreign policy goal did President Truman have in this speech?
(1 Punto)
To achieve world peace tuhgugh International organizations
to prevent genocide around the world
O To protect the security of the United States
O to encourage foreign trade with the United States

Truman told Congress that "it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures." Truman contended that because totalitarian regimes coerced free peoples, they automatically represented a threat to international peace and ...

the old way of life was represented by superstition, an angry god, and absolute submission to authority. the thinkers of the age of reason ushered in a new way of thinking. this new way championed the accomplishments of humankind. individuals did not have to accept despair. science and reason could bring happiness and progress. kings did not rule by divine right. they had an obligation to their subjects. europeans pondered the implications for nearly a century. americans put them into practice first.