mar 12, 1947 - Truman Doctrine
Description:
Changed from the Monroe Doctrine and isolationism
Formed as a result of containment after the spread of communism in Europe/Asia
US wanted to confine communism to its current borders
America will help all free people resisting subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures
All or nothing mentality (regarding intervention in Greece and Turkey)
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Orange: battles/wars/terrorism
Peach: treaties/international...
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