Truman Doctrine

Truman Doctrine

Truman pledged in 1947 to defend "free people who are resisting armed subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures. " The policy was aimed at providing economic and military support to those European countries which were fighting Communist takeover at the time, especially Greece and Turkey.

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