truman doctorine and marshall plan Flashcards
what was happening in greece and why was it worrying the USA in 1947
Greece as involved in a civil war fighting for democracy and USA was worried that the USSR would step in and support communist side. So Truman felt like he needed to intervene
two sides were communists and national royalists
did Stalin end up intervening in greece in 1947
no
what was happening in Turkey in 1947 and why was the USA worried
the soviets put pressure on Turkey as they wanted to drill oil in Iran and pass it through turkey down the black sea and into crimea which was in soviet control.
Soviets also wanted a naval base at the coast of turkey and a guarantee that they could pass trade through turkey.
USA id worried about the soviet influence in turkey and iran. They are also scared as they don’t want soviets to have all the oil in the world
USA FEARS THAT IF TURKEY AND IRAN JOINED THEN IT WOULD CREATE A DOMINO EFFECT AND THEY WOULDN’T HAVE ANY MORE ALLIES
What was said at trumans speech and what did it spark ( 2 saids, 1 spark)
400 million dollars would go to Turkey and Greece as aid
- there would be extended aid to all european countries
it declared(marked beggining of cold war
what was the TRUMAN DOCTRINE
- U.S foreign policy aimed at stopping spread of communism
what did the truman doctrine focus on and promise
- focused on providing military and economic aid to prevent countries from falling under soviet influence
- promised support for democracies against authoritarian threats, but in reality this meant any country threatened by communism ( especially turkey and greece)
who and when announced the truman doctrine
President Truman announced it in a speech to congress in 1947
when was the marshall plan implemented
1948
what was the marshall plan officially called
European Recovery program (ERP)
what was the marshall plan
US plan to rebuild war-torn europe after WW2
What did the marshall plan aim to do
- aimed to revive European economies, stabilise governments and reduce appeal of communism
what did the marshall plan help do
helped create stronger ties between USA and Western Europe, while deepening divide with soviet controlled Eastern block
how much money did the marshall plan provide between 1948-1952
12 billion in aid to western europe
why was the marshall plan beneficial to usa
it created market places and trade which was good for US, as they had already sold so many of their things in their own country ( had such a big supply they needed more market)
why was the marshall plan politically aggressive
as they undermined soviet influence in eastern europe.
