Question

What is policy was designed to handle the treat of communism spreading to the Middle East during the 1950s A. The Kennan plan B. The Eisenhower Doctrine C. The Middle East Doctrine D. The Truman Doctrine

Answer 1

D. The Eisenhower Doctrine. It allowed Middle East countries to request U.S. aid if they were being threatened by an armed aggression. The doctrine added emphasis to the already existing containment policy.

Answer 2

It was the Truman Doctrine, established in 1947, which had a policy of containment