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The Truman Doctrine &The Marshall Plan
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U.S. Focus After WWII• War Against Communism
• Policy of Containment1. Help the smaller countries resist
soviet/communist advances.
2. Wanted to stop the spread of communism• Ex: Sending money, arms, and generals to South
Vietnam to fight against the Northern communists (Ho Chi Minh)
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President Truman
• After WWII, Truman wanted to make sure a communist country never had the chance to cause as much damage as Germany did in WWII.
• Asked congress for economic aid to Turkey and Greece to support his new Doctrine…
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The Truman Doctrine• Dedicated to uplifting anticommunist regimes
around the world.
• Many US citizens did not want to US to continue fighting Communism around the world
• Others did not want to interfere in other countries affairs
• Congress, however, quickly approved $400 million worth of aid
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Communism and Poverty
• After WWII not only were there communism issues spreading throughout the world but poverty as well.
• In Western Europe many of the cities were in shambles. There was a shortage of jobs as well as food.
• Main Question:– How can the U.S. help?
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The Marshall Plan
• George Marshall was the U.S. Secretary of State
• Wanted to help those in Western Europe who are living without shelter, jobs, and food.
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The Marshall Plan
• An assistance program to help rebuild Western Europe.
– Would provide food and machinery – 12.5 billion dollar program in 1948– Any country left in shambles that was not
communist received aid from the U.S.
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1948-195: Countries who received aid from the Marshall Plan
• Great Britain• France• Italy• West Germany• Holland • Austria• Belgium• Greece
• Denmark• Norway• Turkey• Ireland• Sweden• Portugal• Yugoslavia• Iceland• A Few More