Truman doctorine and Marshall plan Flashcards
What were Trumans concerns after the war
In many countries people had no money or jobs so communism was attractive to them
If countries like Greece and Turkey became communist then it could spread to the muddle east
What was the Truman Doctrine
A speech in 1947 by Truman and it stated that countries were faces with a choice of capitalism or communism
Communism was bad as i t meant people wernt free
USA must try to contain this spread of communusm
USA should provide money and troops to help government to combat communist takeover
What was the Marshallplan
About 13$b from USA to hekp rebuild europe
Marshall plan was used to stop communism by giving people money
Countries must trade with the USA to get the Money
16 western european countries took the money
