One way that the Truman Doctrine was used to stop the spread of communism is by his policy called containment. This was a way to pour money and supplies into war-torn countries, keep them afloat and stop the spread of communism. Another example is the Marshal Plan that also gave money to European countries in return for support.
It would resitrct communism to countries that were communist before World War II
In 1947, the President of the United States of America, Harry Truman delivered a speech and he announced that he was willing to help any country under threat from Communism.
He gave out billions of dollars to European countries with permission from Congress. The money was to help the countries recover and to prevent Communism from spreading across Europe.
(Estimated $13 billion dollars was given out to 16 European countries)
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was the US policy of trying to contain the spread of communism
The US promised to stop Communism or "contain it."
The policy of the United States to provide aid to countries attempting to prevent a communist takeover was called the Truman Doctrine. Harry S. Truman was America's 33rd President.
The Truman Doctrine was based on the U.S.A's fear of communism taking over the world. The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to stop communism from spreading further ( containment of communism) this was to be achieved by promoting ( more like fighting for) democracy in countries that were falling to communism. Truman believed his goal would have been accomplished when the whole world was rid of communism and became a democracy instead.
Under the Truman Doctrine, the U.S. offered military aid to countries such as Greece and Turkey that were fighting communism inside their borders.
He created the Truman Doctrine, which protected other countries from communism.
The Truman doctrine and containment had on common threat, communism. The truman doctrine wanted to help any country threatened by commmunism. Containment was about stopping communism from spreading especially in the U.S.
President Truman decided that the United States would offer assistance to any nation threatened by communism. The Soviet Union would not be allowed to expand further. This policy came to be known as the Truman Doctrine
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it sought to contain the spread of communism
Truman Doctrine