mar 1, 1947 - Truman Doctrine
Description:
-USA pledged to support any country in threat of communist takeover,this could be military of financial aid
e.g. USA gave $400 million to turkey and Greece to stop communism entering themand secure them as US allies.
The US believed helping these country's was the only way of containing the spread of communism.
Added to timeline:
Date:
mar 1, 1947
Now
~ 78 years ago