Why did Truman ask his advisers for a full reevaluation of the nation’s foreign policy in 1949?
A) He fundamentally disagreed with Roosevelt’s views.
B) The U.S. and Britain had broken off their alliance.
C) The Soviet Union had acquired nuclear weapons.
D) War had broken out in North Africa and the Middle East.
Answer: C
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