The US did not want Soviet communism to spread.
I don’t know because I’m in middle school
The answer is plessey vs. fergoson .
Expansion of the USSR--Truman believed in a policy of containment in regards to the USSR and communist expansion.
This speech indicates the desire by Truman to create a free world where elections could occur. The USSR and the leadership of Stalin was seen as dangerous by the United States and in particular how communism was spreading through Europe. Truman made it clear that the US was willing to support countries in keeping or creating a free state.
