12 März 1946 Jahr - Greece and Turkey

Beschreibung:

The Truman Doctrine

Greece and Turkey

By 1946, Greece and Czechoslovakia were the only countries in eastern Europe that weren’t Communist.

Even in Greece, the government, which was being supported by British soldiers, was having to fight a civil war against the Communists.

In February 1947, the British told Truman they could no longer afford to keep their soldiers in Greece.

President Truman stepped in. The USA paid for the British soldiers in Greece.
Truman noted that Turkey too was in danger from Soviet aggression, so Congress voted to give aid to Turkey as well.

Part of the money was given in economic and humanitarian aid, but most was spent on military supplies and weapons.