Which of the following best describes a belief held by President Truman that led to the establishment of the Truman Doctrine?

The Truman Doctrine was based on the belief that the United States should support free peoples resisting pressure or attempted control by armed minorities or outside powers, especially the spread of communism. This policy is summarized by choice C: the United States should help free nations resist the spread of communism.

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