THe Truman Doctrine: A Doctrine of Containment
The Truman Doctrine was an international relations policy set forth by the U.S. President Harry Truman in a speech. on March 12, 1947, which stated that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent them from falling into the Soviet sphere. Historians often consider it as the start of the Cold War, and the start of the containment policy to stop Soviet expansion. President Harry S. Truman told Congress the Doctrine was "to support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures. Truman reasoned, because these "totalitarian regimes" coerced "free peoples", they represented a threat to international peace and the national security of the United States. Truman made the plea amid the crisis of the Greek Civil War (1946–1949). He argued that if Greece and Turkey did not receive the aid that they urgently needed, they would inevitably fall to communism with grave consequences throughout the region. Because Turkey and Greece were historic rivals, it was necessary to help both equally, even though the threat to Greece was more immediate.
Implemented when G.B. Decided to pull out of Greece.
400 mil. Dollars pledged to Greece and Turkey to prevent expansion of Communism
It became a mantra for American policy throughout the world to stop
400 mil. Dollars pledged to Greece and Turkey to prevent expansion of Communism
It became a mantra for American policy throughout the world to stop
what did the doctrine of Containment bring among the people i the economy?
George C. MArshall, secretary of state proposed aid to rebuild western Europe
Sixteen nations applied for the aid to be handed out over 4 years
ALso helped limit expansion of Communism
The US govt. blocked the aid until Czechoslovakia
Sixteen nations applied for the aid to be handed out over 4 years
ALso helped limit expansion of Communism
The US govt. blocked the aid until Czechoslovakia