Question

Which of the following events did NOT occur after Truman’s 1947 speech to Congress?
a. A precedent was set to create military alliances against the Soviet Union.
b. Truman received only immediate, short-term Republican support for his containment policies.
c. Congress approved $400 million in U.S. military aid to Greece and Turkey.
d. A precedent was established for the United States to support "freedom-loving peoples" everywhere in their struggles against communism.
e. The Central Intelligence Agency and the Atomic Energy Commission were set up without democratic oversight.

Answer 1

Answer:  The correct answer is :  b. Truman received only immediate, short-term Republican support for his containment policies.

Explanation:  In his speech Truman addresses the congress affirming the need to help free and independent nations to maintain their freedom, basically he wanted the authorization to support Greece and Turkey economically. Finally the congress approved the help.