The Truman Doctrine is an American foreign policy that pledges American support for democracies against authoritarian threats. [1] The doctrine originated with the primary goal of countering the growth of the Soviet bloc during the Cold War.

Truman Doctrine, pronouncement by U.S. President Harry S. Truman on March 12, 1947, declaring immediate economic and military aid to the governments of Greece, threatened by communist insurrection, and Turkey, under pressure from Soviet expansion in …

Mar 12, 2012 · With the Truman Doctrine, President Harry S. Truman established that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.

Feb 8, 2022 · Addressing a joint session of Congress on March 12, 1947, President Harry S. Truman asked for $400 million in military and economic assistance for Greece and Turkey and established a policy, aptly characterized as the Truman Doctrine.

Nov 13, 2009 · In a dramatic speech to a joint session of Congress, President Harry S. Truman asks for U.S. assistance for Greece and Turkey to forestall communist domination of the two nations. Historians have...

Jan 15, 2025 · The Truman Doctrine, introduced by President Harry S. Truman in 1947, marked a significant transformation in American foreign policy, shifting from a stance of isolationism to one characterized by active intervention.

Addressing a joint session of Congress on March 12, 1947, President Harry S. Truman asked for $400 million in military and economic assistance for Greece and Turkey and established a doctrine, aptly characterized the Truman Doctrine, that …

May 9, 2018 · Truman doctrine the principle that the US should give support to countries or peoples threatened by Soviet forces or Communist insurrection. First expressed in 1947 by US President Harry S. Truman (1884–1972), the doctrine was seen by the Communists as an open declaration of the cold war .

— President Harry Truman explaining the Truman Doctrine to Congress in March 1947. As part of his plan to contain the spread of communism, Truman decided to give large amounts of money and...

On March 12, 1947, President Harry S. Truman addressed the U.S. Congress, proposing immediate economic and military aid to governments threatened by Communist insurrections in the aftermath of World War II.