LAD #36: Truman Doctrine

The Cold War was the first to have a political impact, the United States and Soviet Union would precipitate in idealogical battle. President Harry Truman first addresses this conflict in his doctrine which talked about Greece. Allied troops forced the Germany military out of Greece after the war ended leaving it in ruin. Soviet troops prevented reconstruction due to hostilities along the northern Greek border.  Great Britain and the United Nations did little to help Greece so the United States needed to step in with supplies that would equip the Greek army. Truman also acknowledged that the United States needed to help modernization in Turkey. Other countries help in assisting Turkey, th United States would be the fulfilling its role as a promoter of democratic freedom as well as becoming the protector of the free world against the spread of Communism. Truman asked Congress to send a small military force and $750 million to help with reconstruction and modernization in Turkey and Greece.