Truman Doctrine

• What did the USA want to do between 1945-1949?

  Contain the spread of communism.
• What did the USA believe about themselves and the USSR?

  The USSR was determined to expand and they should use any means possible to stop it.
• What did Truman declare?

  It was America's duty to protect democracies from the threat of communism.
• How would Truman protect democracy?

  providing money, aid, advisors or even weapons to any country threatened by communism.
• How did America help prevent a communist usurpation in Greece?


  They provided money to the former king to prevent Greek communist from taking over?
• Why did Truman decide to help Greece? List two possible reasons

  To prevent the USSR's expansion into Turkey, the Mediterranean Sea and the Middle East.

  To display USA's geopoliical might, economic superiority and intolerance of communism.
• How did Stalin respond to the Truman Doctrine?

  He created Cominform
• What did Cominform do?

  Gave Stalin more power and control over Eastern Europe
• How did Stalin view the Truman Doctrine?

  As a direct threat to communism