The presidency of Harry S Truman demonstrates that
A) ideology drove American policy just as much as it did Soviet policy.
B) most of the blame for deteriorating American-Soviet relations rested with Stalin.
C) the United States underestimated and was slow to respond to Soviet aggression.
D) Soviet leaders were driven by ideology while American leaders were pragmatic.
E) personal dislike played a bigger role than ideological differences in the origins of the Cold War.
Ans: A) ideology drove American policy just as much as it did Soviet policy.
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