George F. Kennan
Communism
Communism ;)
Truman was a proponent of containing Communism and attempted to stop the spread from North Korea to South Korea.
Truman
The US promised to stop Communism or "contain it."
Stop the spread of communism (make sure it stays where it is, and let's reduce it if possible)
To stop the spread of Communism
to stop the spread of communism
Yes the Truman Doctrine was a success. It prevent the spread of Communism into Turkey and Greece by providing $400 million in and and by sending troups to fight back. Yes the Truman Doctrine was a success. It prevent the spread of Communism into Turkey and Greece by providing $400 million in and and by sending troups to fight back.
Greece and Turkey using the Truman Doctrine (I believe those are peninsulas)
The US. adopted a policy of containment towards the spread of Communism. Which in summary means that the US. exercised a policy to stop the Communism movement from spreading into new countries and to contain it where it was at the time.
A number of reasons: - Domino Theory - Stop spread of communism - USA thought Ho Chi Minh wanted to spread communism - Help France - USA believed Vietnam were taking orders from USSR (Stalin) - Truman Doctrine