Truman Doctrine - Period 3 - 2017-18
Quote
- "I can deal with Stalin. He is honest, but smart as hell."—President Harry Truman.
Outline
-Harry S. Truman -The Truman Doctrine -Significance -Short Term effects -Lasting Effects
Significance
-He asked Congress for $400 million to defend Greece and Turkey from Soviet aggression. -Truman's Speech overturned the Monroe Doctrine and led directly to the Marshall Plan.
Harry S. Truman
-He enlisted in the National Guard -was an artillery commander during World War I. -Three months after becoming vice president in 1945,Truman became president.
His Legacy
-On May 15, the United States, at Truman's direction, became the first country to recognize the state of Israel. Truman worked hard to assure that the United Nations made by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a forum in which differences between nations could be resolved before they led to war
What it did
-The Truman Doctrine was a de facto declaration of the Cold War. -Truman's address outlined the broad parameters of U.S. Cold War foreign policy: the Soviet Union was the center of all communist activity and movements throughout the world -communism could attack through outside invasion or internal subversion; and the United States needed to provide military and economic assistance to protect nations from communist aggression.
The Truman Doctrine
-The Truman Doctrine was a proclamation by The President March 12, 1947. -It stated that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent their falling into the Soviet influence .
Short term effects
-The effect was to end the Communist threat. -1952 both countries (Greece and Turkey) joined NATO. -.The Doctrine was informally became the basis of American policy during the Cold War.
Long term effects
-Truman Doctrine allowed American power to support and modernize unstable countries. -avoiding a Communism domino effect.
Things he accomplished
-Truman intervened with American troops in the conflict between North Korea and South Korea and he supported the creation of the state of Israel in the Middle East.
Why did they have to Contribute?
Britain thought it was too much money to be helping Greece and Turkey.
Trivia- Who did the Truman Doctrine affect?
Greece and Turkey
Trivia- How muchmoney did Truman want to put in?
He wanted to contribute 400 billion
What is a doctrine?
It's an Presidential order
How was it delivered
The Truman Doctrine arose from a speech delivered by President Truman before a joint session of Congress on March 12, 1947.
Did it work?
Yes, the USSR never passed into Greece and Turkey
