In 1947,the Truman Doctrine
A) asserted it was the obligation of the United States to support free peoples around the world.
B) assumed the Soviet Union would continually attempt a global expansion of its authority.
C) was initially invoked to provide aid to Greece and Turkey.
D) both asserted it was the obligation of the United States to support free peoples around the world, and assumed the Soviet Union would continually attempt a global expansion of its authority.
E) All these answers are correct.

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The Truman Doctrine, announced by President Harry S. Truman in 1947, indeed asserted the obligation of the United States to support free peoples resisting subjugation (A), assumed the Soviet Union sought global expansion (B), and was initially applied to provide aid to Greece and Turkey to prevent them from falling under Soviet influence (C), making all the provided statements correct.