The reason for American provision of assistance to Greece and Turkey after World War II, part of what was later known as the Truman Doctrine, was framed in ___________________
a. realist terms, involving a need to maintain a balance of power in the eastern Mediterranean
b. liberal terms, given that the assistance would allow the countries to grow and increase ties with each other, keeping them at peace
c. moralistic and ideological terms, with the policy explained with talk of a need to protect free peoples throughout the world.
d. pragmatic terms, with language suggesting that the U.S. would be open to reversing the policy if Stalin at least partially accepted American goals.
Answer: C
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