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Truman Doctrine

Truman Doctrine. "the policy of the United States to support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures .“ Harry Truman

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Truman Doctrine

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  1. Truman Doctrine • "the policy of the United States to support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.“ • Harry Truman • these "totalitarian regimes" coerced "free peoples," they represented a threat to international peace and the national security of the United States. • - Harry Truman

  2. Truman Doctrine •  Truman believed 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. • Britain had supported Greece, but was now near bankruptcy so in 1947, Great Britain formally requested the United States take over its role in supporting the Greek government • America sent 400 millions dollars in aid to the region

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