mar 1, 1945 - Truman Doctrine
Description:
Speech outlining US's commitment to support contries resisting communist agressionUS would provide political/military/economic assistancee to contries under communist threat (ex: Turkey and Greece)
SHIFT in plicy = international
ORIGINATED partically from the idea of "containment": stop spread of communisme to keep peace and stability
Added to timeline:
Date:
mar 1, 1945
Now
~ 80 years ago