mar 12, 1947 - Truman Doctrine
Description:
Description: Often referred to as the beginning of the cold war, the Truman doctrine was a US foreign policy vowing to contain Soviet communist domination of democratic nations, but particularly in Greece and Turkey. The US would provide assistance to the two countries economically, politically, and militarily to resist communist threat.Significance: The Truman doctrine would become the foundation of future US cold war policies, marking the shift from detente to rigorous containment of soviet expansion. It also led to the establishment of NATO.
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Date:
mar 12, 1947
Now
~ 78 years ago