LAD #36 Truman Doctrine

It was no secret that president Harry Truman disliked communism. It was not only communism, but he also disliked the Soviet Union. During WWII the United States aligned themselves with the USSR. This forced the president, and Joseph Stalin to work together, this was hard for Truman to do since he despised Stalin, and thought he was not trustworthy. In 1947 the Truman Doctrine was introduced to describe the support that the US would be giving Greece, and Turkey. He stated that these free people should not be "suppressed" by a outside force that would force its government upon them. It would not only be to protect the people at "risk" but it would also benefit the US, for there to be one less country to fall to communism. These countries would need aid in order to continue to function without communism. In the past England had supported Greece, but considering their current status they could no longer pay for their support, and they requested the United States funding. This policy would be called containment, in other words it would contain communism to its current place. Instead of congress sending military, and all, it would only send 400 million dollars for support.