truman doctrine

Question 1

what was the truman doctrine

Answer 1

the truman doctrine refers to the american policy towards communism after the second world war.

Question 2

when was the truman doctrine made official

Answer 2

truman outlined the policy in a speech to Congress in march 1947

Question 3

what did the truman doctrine say about communism

Answer 3

truman said communism posed a serious threat to the usa and the rest of the world

Question 4

what did the truman doctrine promise

Answer 4

the truman doctrine stated that the usa would support any country under the threat of communism

Question 5

what was the focus of the truman doctrine

Answer 5

the focus would be on “containing communism”, so to keep it within the countries in which communism had already been established

Question 6

what was the purpose of the truman doctrine speech

Answer 6

the speech was to make it clear to the ussr that its expansion into europe had to end

Question 7

what was the truman doctrine a response to

Answer 7

the truman doctrine was a response to the situation in greece and turkey where it seemed likely that communism was about to happen