2. Read the excerpt and answer the question that follows. But after all this was said, we realized that the issue was whether there would be fighting in a limited area now or on a much larger scale later on-whether there would be some casualties now or many more casualties later. __ Our men are fighting as valiantly as Americans have ever lought-because they know they are fighting in the same cause of freedom in which Americans have stood ever since the beginning of the Republic President Harry Truman, farewell address, January 15, 1953 What issue was President Truman referring to in this address? Sending U.S. advisors to Vietnam Competing in the space race with the Soviet Union Applying containment policies in Korea Initiating a naval blockade on China

## Step 1<br />The first step in solving this problem is to understand the context of the excerpt. The excerpt is from President Harry Truman's farewell address in 1953. The speech discusses the issue of fighting in a limited area now versus on a larger scale later, and the cause of freedom in which Americans have stood since the beginning of the Republic.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />Next, we need to analyze the options given. The options are: Sending U.S. advisors to Vietnam, Competing in the space race with the Soviet Union, Applying containment policies in Korea, and Initiating a naval blockade on China.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />We need to match the context of the speech with the options given. The speech discusses the issue of fighting in a limited area now versus on a larger scale later, and the cause of freedom in which Americans have stood since the beginning of the Republic. This aligns with the U.S.'s policy of containment during the Cold War, specifically in Korea.<br /><br />## Step 4<br />The other options, such as sending U.S. advisors to Vietnam, competing in the space race with the Soviet Union, and initiating a naval blockade on China, do not align with the context of the speech.