The passage below is taken from a Presidential speech.
To those people in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling
to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to
help them help themselves, for whatever period is required - not
because the Communists may be doing it, not because we seek
their votes, but because it is right. If a free society cannot help the
many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
-President John F. Kennedy
Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
Based on the passage above, which policy did President Kennedy support?
A. trade agreements with underdeveloped nations
B. cultural exchanges to expand tolerance among nations
C. foreign assistance in a variety of forms throughout the world
D. weapons sales to protect people from oppressive government