At the time, Greece and Turkey were both in economic despair. The US figured this would happen, especially considering the war-debt the two countries were in. Not to mention the weak military both countries owned. He called this plan the Truman Doctrine. Truman focused on the military challenges of communism. The doctrine was to immensely affect the, slowly approaching, Cold War. Truman stirred up controversy when he announced that the doctrine was to become a basis for the US policy of containing communism around the world. (Associated
At the time, Greece and Turkey were both in economic despair. The US figured this would happen, especially considering the war-debt the two countries were in. Not to mention the weak military both countries owned. He called this plan the Truman Doctrine. Truman focused on the military challenges of communism. The doctrine was to immensely affect the, slowly approaching, Cold War. Truman stirred up controversy when he announced that the doctrine was to become a basis for the US policy of containing communism around the world. (Associated