What event provoked the announcement of the Truman Doctrine?
A) Britain's inability to support Greece against a communist insurgency.
B) the Soviet Union's refusal to withdraw from Iran.
C) a failed anti-Soviet uprising in Hungary.
D) Stalin's refusal to hold free elections in Poland.
E) the formation of the Warsaw Pact.
A) Britain's inability to support Greece against a communist insurgency.
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