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  2. Truman Doctrine - Wikipedia

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    It was announced to Congress by President Harry S. Truman on March 12, 1947, [2] and further developed on July 4, 1948, when he pledged to oppose the communist rebellions in Greece and Soviet demands from Turkey. More generally, the Truman Doctrine implied U.S. support for other nations threatened by Moscow. It led to the formation of NATO in ...

  3. Greek and Turkish Assistance Act of 1947 - Wikipedia

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    Harry Truman, President of the United States who advocated for the Greek and Turkish Assistance Act as part of the broader Truman Doctrine. The Greek and Turkish Assistance Act was a bill enacted into law on May 22, 1947. This bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan.

  4. Saving Freedom - Wikipedia

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    Saving Freedom: Truman, The Cold War, and the Fight for Western Civilization, the fourth book by MSNBC Cable news host and former U.S. Representative Joe Scarborough, recounts the historic forces that navigated Harry Truman to begin America's historic battle against the threat of Soviet Communism and how a little known president built an enduring coalition that would use the Truman Doctrine to ...

  5. Foreign policy of the Harry S. Truman administration - Wikipedia

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    In 1947, Truman announced the "Truman Doctrine" that implemented the containment policy to prevent the spread of communism. It started with providing aid to Greece and Turkey to prevent Soviet-aligned governments. Truman called for bipartisan support and won approval for an unprecedented $400 million aid package.

  6. United States presidential doctrines - Wikipedia

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    The 1947 Truman Doctrine was part of the United States' political response to perceived aggression by the Soviet Union in Europe and the Middle East, illustrated through the communist movements in Iran, Turkey, and Greece. [9] As a result, U.S. foreign policy towards the USSR shifted, as George F. Kennan phrased it, to that of containment. [9]

  7. House Republicans must support aid to Ukraine, recall Truman ...

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    The Truman Doctrine is as important today as it was in 1947, which is why House Republicans need to approve additional aid to Ukraine without any more delays. John B. Stimpson served as an aide to ...

  8. 80th United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    March 12, 1947: In a Joint Session of Congress, President Truman proclaimed the Truman Doctrine. July 18, 1947: The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean (occupied since 1943-1945 of the Second World War), entered into a trusteeship with the new international organization United Nations and administered by the ...

  9. Harry S. Truman - Wikipedia

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    Truman presided over the onset of the Cold War in 1947. He oversaw the Berlin Airlift and Marshall Plan in 1948. With the involvement of the U.S. in the Korean War of 1950–1953, South Korea repelled the invasion by North Korea. Domestically, the postwar economic challenges such as strikes and inflation created a mixed reaction over the ...