feb 1, 1947 - Truman became sus
Description:
Truman became suspicious of the communist threat, he felt communism would spread to eastern Europe, many countries were struggling economically so Truman feared that they would view a communist government as appealing.-He believed, if communism spreads throughout Europe then Capitalist Americas status would decline, and USA would lose global status.
-So the USA introduced a policy to help contain communism.
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Date:
feb 1, 1947
Now
~ 78 years ago