This is an excerpt from a speech made by President Truman in 1951. The communists . . . are engaged in a monstrous conspiracy to stamp out freedom all over the world. . . .The only question is: When i

This is an excerpt from a speech made by President Truman in 1951. The communists . . . are engaged in a monstrous conspiracy to stamp out freedom all over the world. . . .The only question is: When is the best time to meet the threat and how? This statement shows that President Truman supported the policy of bringing World War II to an end. protecting Eastern European nations. publishing pro-communist propaganda. containing the Soviet Union’s influence.