Truman Doctrine

Cards (5)

what inspired Truman?
Winston Churchill's iron curtain speech in 1946
what policy did it entail?
containment
what theory became prevelant?
domino theory
what's containment
ensure communism didn't spread
US was giving Greece money to prevent it from falling to communist rule, then the speech was made
main ideas
truman declared that he would give financial and military aid to any country that may fall under communist rule
he never directly called them communists

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