Truman Doctrine LAD #29

On March 12, 1947 President Harry Truman gave his address about the Truman doctrine to a joint session of congress.The Truman Doctrine was a new american foreign policy which was created to stop the spread of connumism and give money and other aid to the countries of and near Greece and Turkey. Greece had been invaded by enemys and later was threatened of being overcome by thousands of communists. Greece at the time also lacked natural resources along with other goods because of the previous invasions and so Truman urged Congress to provide 400 million dollars in order to contain communism in Greece and prevent it from spreading to other countries. He also gave money and aid to Turkey, again in an effort to prevent communism from taking over. Naturally the leaders of these nations wanted to maintain democracy but the nations had been destroyed by war and were now feeble, powerless and starving so aid needed to be given. Truman felt that if this was not accomplished then communism would endanger democracy and peace throughout the world.