Truman Doctrine Truman Doctrine and Containmentand Containment

By: Amie and Emily Moss

“We hope that in years ahead more

and more nations will come to know the

advantages of freedom and

liberty.”-Harry S. Truman 

BackgroundBackground

Most Americans saw Communism as Most Americans saw Communism as a worldwide threat to democracy a worldwide threat to democracy that had to be resistedthat had to be resisted

The Cold War soon became not just a The Cold War soon became not just a struggle for territory but a fight struggle for territory but a fight between two opposing views of the between two opposing views of the worldworld

TrumanTrumanTruman implemented Truman implemented an assortment of aid an assortment of aid packages to Europe packages to Europe and Asia, to help and Asia, to help those countries help those countries help

themselvesthemselves. . He He saw economic saw economic stability as an stability as an essential for essential for peace and peace and securitysecurity. .

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Truman DoctrineTruman Doctrinethe policy of President Truman, as advocated in his the policy of President Truman, as advocated in his

address to Congress on March 12, 1947,address to Congress on March 12, 1947, to to provide military and economic provide military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey and, aid to Greece and Turkey and, by extension, to any country by extension, to any country threatened by Communism or threatened by Communism or any totalitarian ideologyany totalitarian ideology. .

BackgroundBackgroundThe United States had been following events The United States had been following events in Turkey, where a weak government had in Turkey, where a weak government had been fighting with the Soviets for control over been fighting with the Soviets for control over the Dardanelle Straits (a string of Turkish the Dardanelle Straits (a string of Turkish islands)islands)

British aid was replaced by the U.S. British aid was replaced by the U.S. to help the military and reconstruct to help the military and reconstruct while their soldiers were in trainingwhile their soldiers were in training

ContainmentContainment

The restriction of communism to The restriction of communism to its current borders-was the only its current borders-was the only way to secure the peaceway to secure the peace

Conflicts with Conflicts with ContainmentContainment

Raised profound questions from historians Raised profound questions from historians regarding its origins, long-term regarding its origins, long-term consequences, and the relationship consequences, and the relationship between domestic and foreign policybetween domestic and foreign policy

People thought the U.S. was trying to People thought the U.S. was trying to control the world;control the world; people felt they people felt they should be able to choose their should be able to choose their own government instead of being own government instead of being told what to dotold what to do

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How did Truman feel about the How did Truman feel about the economic stability of a country?economic stability of a country?

What is the Truman Doctrine?What is the Truman Doctrine?

What replaced British aid?What replaced British aid?

Explain ContainmentExplain Containment

Works Cited

http://www.johndclare.net/EC8.htm

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1780.html

http://countrystudies.us/united-states/history-110.htm

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/teacher/doctrine.htm

http://www.indyflicks.com/danielle/papers/paper04.htm