Which policy sought to contain Soviet influence in the Middle East?

Which policy sought to contain Soviet influence in the Middle East?

• A. Truman Doctrine
• B. Eisenhower Doctrine
• C. Monroe Doctrine
• D. Marshall Plan

Answer: (B)

Extending the policy of containing Soviet influence to the Middle East. The Eisenhower Doctrine, announced in 1957, stated that the United States would use armed force if necessary to help Middle Eastern nations resist communist aggression. It explicitly broadened containment beyond Europe to a region seen as strategically important for oil and geopolitical influence, signaling that the U.S. would intervene to keep the Soviet Union from expanding its reach there. In contrast, the Truman Doctrine focused on Europe, especially Greece and Turkey, to stop Soviet expansion there; the Monroe Doctrine concerned the Western Hemisphere; and the Marshall Plan aimed at rebuilding Western Europe after World War II.

Extending the policy of containing Soviet influence to the Middle East. The Eisenhower Doctrine, announced in 1957, stated that the United States would use armed force if necessary to help Middle Eastern nations resist communist aggression. It explicitly broadened containment beyond Europe to a region seen as strategically important for oil and geopolitical influence, signaling that the U.S. would intervene to keep the Soviet Union from expanding its reach there.

In contrast, the Truman Doctrine focused on Europe, especially Greece and Turkey, to stop Soviet expansion there; the Monroe Doctrine concerned the Western Hemisphere; and the Marshall Plan aimed at rebuilding Western Europe after World War II.