If they did Soviet Union would get the Mediterranean Sea, which means they would easily go to Atlantic & Indian Oceans. AND USSR had Arctic and Pacific Oceans on their north and east, so thy would have access to all 4 oceans
When Britain announced that it would withdraw aid to Greece and Turkey, the responsibility was passed on to the United States.
The Truman Doctrine gave $400 million to Greece and Turkey to prevent them from being overrun by the Communists/Soviets. This was necessary because the British had to stop supporting Greece after the war (Britain's wealth had been diminished 25% y the war). It also gave military aid to the two countries.
Greece and Turkey were the two countries to first receive aid under the Truman Doctrine-Marshall Plan.
First of all, we (greeks) call it Konstandinoupoli! no it doesn't form part of Greece.
with the Truman Doctrine, which was a promise to aid nations struggling communist movements
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When Britain announced that it would withdraw aid to Greece and Turkey, the responsibility was passed on to the United States.
The Truman administration's foreign policy was to provide support to Turkey and Greece with military aid as well as economic aid. They did this to prevent Turkey and Greece from being taken over by the Soviets.
When Britain announced that it would withdraw aid to Greece and Turkey, the responsibility was passed on to the United States.
The Truman administration's foreign policy was to provide support to Turkey and Greece with military aid as well as economic aid. They did this to prevent Turkey and Greece from being taken over by the Soviets.
The Truman Doctrine gave $400 million to Greece and Turkey to prevent them from being overrun by the Communists/Soviets. This was necessary because the British had to stop supporting Greece after the war (Britain's wealth had been diminished 25% y the war). It also gave military aid to the two countries.
The island that belongs to Greece but is closer to Turkey is Kastellorizo (also known as Megisti or Meis). Despite its proximity to Turkey, Kastellorizo is an island of Greece, located in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Murica did it instead with the Marshall Plan.
NO, Greece is a totally separate country. It is located near the northeastern corner to of the Mediterranean Sea, quite close to Turkey. It is about 1500 miles East-Southeast of Great Britain.
Greece and Turkey
Cyprus had two ethnic groups, Greeks and Turks. As a condition to the independence of Cyprus from Britain in 1960; Greece, Turkey and Cyprus agreed to a power-sharing government in which the Minority Turks had less power in total, but slightly more power per person. Cyprus would be independent from Britain, Greece and Turkey. By 1974 the Turks and Greeks in Cyprus were no longer working together that well, and Greece was controlled by a military junta. Greece threatened to take complete control of Cyprus, and make it part of Greece, ignoring the views of the Turkish minority although at this point the Greek majority liked the idea.As a guarantor powers Turkey invaded Cyprus to bring peace, but because the Greeks still wanted to join Greece the Turkish in Cyprus created the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
No. Turkey is another country that neighbors Greece. The capital of the Republic of Greece is Athens.