12 mar 1947 año - truman doctrine

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argued that a stark choice faced every country- to choose democracy or communism

argued that it was the policy and responsibility of the us to support countries who are resisting subjugation from armed minorities or outside pressures

asked congress for 300 million to aid turkey and greece in resisting communist aggression

us:

enabled a more interventionist foreign policy

anti-communism provided a simplitstic framework to understand the world

resonated with traditions that ran deep in american society

regarded communism as a strategic threat because of connections with soviet power

ideological and economic threat because of its hostility to private property and free markets

anti communism became a guiding principle to american foreign and domestic policy

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