mar 12, 1947 - Greece and Turkey
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Enemies over aid: Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan
-Truman Doctrine: belief that without help from Western nations, Eastern Europe would fall under control of USSR and become communist
-Marshall plan: the plan that carried out the Truman Doctrine by helping the poor countries
-Greece was one of the only countries that was not communist, and USA wanted to support them so they would not become communist
-USA stepped in, helping Greece and Turkey
-Truman's action is recognized as the beginning of the US policy of containment
-Policy of containment is when the US began steps to stop the USSR from growing, or "contain" it
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