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    in an attempt to either expand and better themselves or just prop up other nations. The Truman Doctrine was one of these polices to affect the relationship with Europe as a whole. This was meant to help countries such as Greece and Turkey to give them aid so they could try and subdue the threat of Communism.14 Applebaum sees this as America making an attempt to fight not just the Communist threat but more than anything, the threat of Stalin's Totalitarianism regime.15 Gaddis describes America as a 'democratic empire'16 and it was obvious that the foreign policy of the Americans was bringing together the United States and the European West and East. This meant that they were slowing accumulating in…

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    The Truman doctrine supplied aid to the nations who refused to back down to armed invaders trying to inforce communism. Also it offered finical aid to those who did not give in to outside pressure. The Doctrine also backed those countries politically and it offered military support to those nations. Even if the Nations were engaged in civil war. Truman’s doctrine argued that the U.S. could not just stand by and watching while the Soviet Union took over former fellow democratic nations by force…

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    -Truman and his band of foreign policy believed that Stalin intended to exploit any Western weakness and to take over any territory he thought to be vulnerable. -In a speech, Truman stated that “I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities and outside pressures.” In this speech, Truman did not state that the armed minorities were the Communists; however, no one at the time or thereafter doubted that…

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    The Truman Doctrine

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    Even though undefined, the refusal to allow free elections in Poland, containment, Truman Doctrine, take over of Eastern…

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    As World War II comes to an end, so did one of the alliances held during it between the world’s new super powers, The United States and the Soviet Union. This marks the renewal of the great Red Scare as well as the start of the fight against the spread of communism, and at this time the United States was led by President Harry S. Truman. He would adopt his policy of Containment against the Soviet Union to try and just contain the communist threat to the USSR instead of making a war trying to…

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    become more militaristic in nature. In March 1947, Harry S. Truman announced to Congress the beginning of what would be later called the Truman Doctrine. In it essence, the Truman Doctrine was an American foreign policy created to counter the spread of the Soviet’s communism during the Cold War. In his speech, Trum pledged to contain Soviet threats to Greece and Turkey. Ultimately, the Truman Doctrine, supported any country that resisted communism because…

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    One consequence of the Truman Doctrine was the introduction of Marshall Aid into Europe, where America funded the rebuilding of various countries that had suffered economically from WWII. The Truman Doctrine was a response to the rising threat of Russia and Communism, as it expanded its influence into the impoverished Eastern Europe, and was the official attitude that the USA took towards quashing the spread. The doctrine stated that, in order to prevent the spread of communist control,…

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    In the Truman Doctrine, President Truman wants to contain the expansion of communism everywhere, especially trying to prevent the USSR from expanding out more. Basically America supported and assisted all democratic countries, which are in any way being threatened by the Soviet Union. Truman believe that if one country fell into control of communism then other countries surrounding it would sooner or later experience the same effects. This was called the Domino Effect, in which one by one each…

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    In 1947, Harry S. Truman delivered an address to Congress asking for aid to Greece and Turkey to prevent a communist takeover in the two countries. This address to Congress became known as the Truman Doctrine. Turkey and Greece were on the verge of being taken over by communist guerilla bands backed by the Soviet Union. President Truman asked Congress for $400 million to strengthen the governments of Turkey of Greece. Congress acted in accordance with Truman’s request and provided effective…

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    In 1945 Harry S. Truman became the 33rd president of the United States of America, during his time he presided over an uncertain domestic scene as America sought its path after the war and tensions with the Soviet Union, a wartime ally, increased, marking the start of the Cold War. Truman's presidency was a pivotal moment in foreign affairs, as the United States committed in an internationalist foreign policy and renounced isolationism. The Truman Doctrine also known as the “containment”…

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