Passage of the National Security Act in 1947 indicated that:
A) Truman no longer considered the Soviets a serious threat.
B) the U.S. would be placed on a permanent high state of alert.
C) Congress was unwilling to fund Cold War programs.
D) thousands of dangerous subversives had been found in the government.
Answer: B
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