TRUMAN DOCTRINE
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- Created on: 15-11-17 17:40
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- TRUMAN DOCTRINE
- Containment
- the action the US government took to try and prevent the spread of communism to other countries
- Truman came up with the idea
- Britain could no longer financially aid Greece and Turkey so Truman pledged the USA would
- told everyone this in an important speech in March 1947
- said the USA would support an European country which was likely to fall under communist influence
- Results
- US became more involved in European affairs
- 1947- conform was set up to link all communist parties in Europe together
- Rivalry between US and USSR increased- a divide in communism and capitalism
- Containment
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