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The Truman Doctrine (1947) committed the US to:

  1. colonising Latin America
  2. isolationism
  3. containing communism globally
  4. disarmament
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Correct answer: C. containing communism globally

1. Truman pledged aid to free peoples resisting subjugation. 2. Containment became the core US Cold War strategy. 3. George Kennan's "Long Telegram" laid intellectual foundation. __Source: syllabus Contemporary World Politics Ch 1 — Cold War__

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