Truman Doctrine May 12th, 1947
Overview
After WWII there was a looming feeling of communism. It was
a threat to what America stood for the most: freedom. Harry
S. Truman was soon elected president after FDR had passed
away in office. Truman was all for democracy, so he decided
to make a doctrine. The Truman doctrine states that the
United States will assist any nation that is threatened by
a possibly invasion of communism. It first helped Greece
and Turkey fight off communism right off the bat. Not only
was it in European countries, the Truman doctrine applied for
all nations under imposing threat by communism.
Impact
Here, Truman is calling out the USSR, without actually saying
their name. In the doctrine, it never mentions the Union, but
it is implied. Truman is trying to send a message to the USSR
about spreading communism. This doctrine almost left the world
feeling uncomfortable. The worlds two biggest super powers are
just building up hate like a bottle. This doctrine, although it
helped save some spread of communism, was made mainly for the talk.
After WWII there was a looming feeling of communism. It was
a threat to what America stood for the most: freedom. Harry
S. Truman was soon elected president after FDR had passed
away in office. Truman was all for democracy, so he decided
to make a doctrine. The Truman doctrine states that the
United States will assist any nation that is threatened by
a possibly invasion of communism. It first helped Greece
and Turkey fight off communism right off the bat. Not only
was it in European countries, the Truman doctrine applied for
all nations under imposing threat by communism.
Impact
Here, Truman is calling out the USSR, without actually saying
their name. In the doctrine, it never mentions the Union, but
it is implied. Truman is trying to send a message to the USSR
about spreading communism. This doctrine almost left the world
feeling uncomfortable. The worlds two biggest super powers are
just building up hate like a bottle. This doctrine, although it
helped save some spread of communism, was made mainly for the talk.