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  2. Truman Doctrine - Wikipedia

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

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

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    The initiatives of the Truman Doctrine solidified the post-war division between the United States and the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union responded by tightening its control over Eastern Europe. [81] Countries aligned with the Soviet Union became known as the Eastern Bloc, while the U.S. and its allies became known as the Western Bloc.

  4. 80th United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    The 80th Congress did however pass several significant bills with bipartisan support, most famously the Truman Doctrine (on Greece-Turkey anti-communists aid in developing Cold War with former ally Soviet Union), the Marshall Plan (aid for devastated Europe after World War II), and the Taft–Hartley Act of 1947 on labor relations (over Truman ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. United States presidential doctrines - Wikipedia

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    In President Harry S. Truman's words, it became "the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures". [10] Truman made the proclamation in an address to Congress on March 12, 1947 amid the crisis of the Greek Civil War (1946–1949). [11]

  7. Greek and Turkish Assistance Act of 1947 - Wikipedia

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    This bill was the first of many foreign policy initiatives created through the Truman Doctrine, President Truman's foreign policy initiative introduced during the Cold War to combat Communism and the Soviet Union. The goal of the Greek and Turkish Assistance Act was to send aid to Greece and Turkey to help those countries fight back against the ...

  8. Presidency of Harry S. Truman - Wikipedia

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    The initiatives of the Truman Doctrine solidified the post-war division between the United States and the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union responded by tightening its control over Eastern Europe. [85] Countries aligned with the Soviet Union became known as the Eastern Bloc, while the U.S. and its allies became known as the Western Bloc.

  9. Harry Truman desegregated the military 75 years ago. Biden ...

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    President Harry Truman went around a stalemated Congress 75 years ago and issued an executive order to desegregate the military, offering a crucial victory for the Civil Rights Movement.