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The Soviet Union!
communism
Turkey and Greece
command economies
Because communism had spread across the European countries at the time.
To my understanding the reason Truman helped the Europeans and Asian countries was because of communism, when countries are weak and poor they fall to communism and he didn't want that.
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)
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.
Most Eastern European countries became independent in the 1990s. They also switched from communism to democracy.
Albania resisted communism the longest among Eastern European nations. The communist regime in Albania lasted until 1991, making it one of the last countries in the region to transition away from communism.
Citizens showed a renewed interest in communism.
Citizens showed a renewed interest in communism.