History of the United States II / Unit 13 USH2 1811 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Truman Doctrine
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The idea
On March twelfth, nineteen forty-seven, Truman asked a joint session of Congress for four hundred million dollars in military and economic aid for Greece and Turkey.
In practice
Britain, Digital History notes, no longer able to afford their aid.
Where people slip
The Yawp calls the doctrine a cornerstone of containment, the policy of stopping Soviet expansion anywhere in the world.
Your place on the trail
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