It sought to contain the spread of communism.
The important of the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan lie in the fact that we effectively helped contain communism. Both plans were an attempt to keep generally unstable and persuadable countries from turning to communism. If these border countries in Europe were stable they wouldn't have to turn to communist Russia for assistance. They were made from the idea of containment.
The Truman Doctrine helped to fight the spread of communism and it was a response to a crisis. It was made to help nations that did not want to be under communist rule with military and economic aid. US was called upon by the Greece and Turkey to help them fight communist rebels. It is significance because it committed the US to the role of fighting and resisting communism worldwide which actually annoyed the Soviets .
General Marshall managed to implement the Truman doctrine using the Marshall plan.
Truman Doctrine issued, Marshall Plan implemented, NATO formed
Harry S. Truman was the first president. The inventor of the marshall plan was George Marshall.
The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were essential for stopping the spread of communism in Europe at the end of World War II. The Marshall Plan was the initiative to provide economic support to Europe to rebuild and not consider communism.
the Marshall plan continued it by buying and supporting the smaller European countries.
No it complimented and expanded them
expansionism
Marshall Plan, Truman doctrine and I guess you could include the Eisenhower Doctrine as well.
Yes, these were mutually supportive US policies. The Marshall Plan was used to rebuild western Europe, which was then in a better position to resist the encroachment of communism, thereby supporting the Truman doctrine.
The Truman doctrine was a speech and a written document made by President Truman of the United States of America promising aid to countries threatened by communism. The Marshall Plan was a plan to send aid to countries in Europe that were struggling to recover from WW1. It consisted of $17bn and food aid as well.
1. Truman Doctrine (from USA) 2. Marshall Plan (from USA) 3. Molotov Plan (from USSR after they rejected Marshall Plan)
"Two halves of the same walnut" comes from President Harry Truman's speech promoting the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan.