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Greece and Turkey |
Following the German retreat in 1944, Monarchists and communists fought for power |
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GB in Greece |
Britain sent financial and military aid to the government, which included sending 40,000 troops to fight the uprisingIn 1946 Stalin appealed to the UN that the GB troops were a threat to peace in Greece. This was followed by a violent uprising. |
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1947 |
In 1947 GB announced that they could no longer afford to keep the troops in Europe. The US, fearing a Soviet takeover, supplied Greece and Turkey with a $400 million Grant. The communists were defeated |
