On March 12, 1947, Harry S. Truman made a speech to a joint session of congress, this speech became known as the Truman Doctrine. The U.S. government had received a plea for help from the country of Greece, and Truman’s argument to Congress was that it was necessary to come to the aid of Greece in order for Greece to stay a free country, or in other words not fall to communism. Also during his speech he says it is also necessary to extend aid to Turkey because Britain is no longer able to do so. His longing for extending aid to Turkey and Greece is expressed in his speech through his explanation of keeping countries from being imposed upon by other countries wills and ways of life. He also says, “One of the primary objectives of the foreign policy of the United States is the creation of conditions in which we and other nations will be able to work out a way of life free from coercion” (The Avalon Project). This speech which Truman gave to Congress was then classified as the U.S. policy of containment. The policy of containment that the U.S. adopted made it necessary for them to come to the aid of the French and South
On March 12, 1947, Harry S. Truman made a speech to a joint session of congress, this speech became known as the Truman Doctrine. The U.S. government had received a plea for help from the country of Greece, and Truman’s argument to Congress was that it was necessary to come to the aid of Greece in order for Greece to stay a free country, or in other words not fall to communism. Also during his speech he says it is also necessary to extend aid to Turkey because Britain is no longer able to do so. His longing for extending aid to Turkey and Greece is expressed in his speech through his explanation of keeping countries from being imposed upon by other countries wills and ways of life. He also says, “One of the primary objectives of the foreign policy of the United States is the creation of conditions in which we and other nations will be able to work out a way of life free from coercion” (The Avalon Project). This speech which Truman gave to Congress was then classified as the U.S. policy of containment. The policy of containment that the U.S. adopted made it necessary for them to come to the aid of the French and South