The Truman Doctrine

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  • Created on: 26-04-17 15:21
What group of people did Truman aim his doctrine for?
Congress
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What kind of Congress was in place during the Truman Doctrine?
Isolationist
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Which countries did the Truman Doctrine say they would help out?
Greece and Turkey
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What was the Truman Doctrine foundations for in the future?
The Marshall Plan
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What was the fundamental drive of the Truman Doctrine?
To contain communism
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How much money was given to Turkey and Greece by the USA?
$400 million
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What was Truman concerned could happen in Europe that had? already happened in Asia?
That communism would catch on the same way it did in Asia
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What inspired Truman to create the Truman Doctrine?
Churchill's 'Iron Curtain' speech
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What phrase did Truman first use to describe the spread of Communism?
Domino Effect
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When was the Truman Doctrine published?
12th March 1947
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What kind of Ideology did the USA take up during this time?
'Policemen of the World'
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What key aspect of the Truman Doctrine talks about the countries that have become communist by Stalin?
Believed that all countries that became communist became so not because they wanted to (which wasn't always true and actually some countries wanted to become communist)
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Why might someone say the Truman Doctrine is written in simplistic language?
Because this would make it easier for the American people to be able to under stand the doctrine and therefore would be more popular.
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What did the Soviet Newspaper 'Ivestia' compare Truman to about the Doctrine and why?
Hitler - because Hitler blamed the Bolsheviks when he wanted to start the expansion of Germany.
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What did the USSR feel the real motive of the Truman Doctrine was?
To become more expansionist.
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