The Truman Doctrine:

In 1947, President Harry S. Truman pledged that the United States would help any nation

resist communism to prevent its spread. His policy of containment is known as the Truman

Doctrine.

400 million dollar economic and military aid was given to Turkiye and Greece.

The Truman Doctrine demonstrated that the United States would not return to isolationism

after World War II, but rather take an active role in world affairs.

The Truman Doctrine was an American foreign policy whose stated purpose was to counter

Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War. It was announced to Congress by

President Harry S. Truman on March 12, 1947, and further developed on July 4, 1948, when

he pledged to contain threats in Greece and Turkey.

Direct American military force was usually not involved, but Congress appropriated financial

aid to support the economies and militaries of Greece and Turkey. More generally, the

Truman Doctrine implied American support for other nations allegedly threatened by Soviet

communism. The Truman Doctrine became the foundation of American foreign policy, and

led, in 1949, to the formation of NATO, a military alliance that is still in effect. Historians

often use Truman’s speech to date the start of the Cold War.