Truman Doctrine Flashcards
Why was the truman doctrine created
Truman had heard Kennan’s long telegram and this confirmed that The USSR were planning to spread communism across europe.Truman wanted to stop this
What was the truman doctrine
It was a plan created by Truman to stop communism spreading throughout europe.
How did Truman put his doctrine into action
Truman knew that many european countries were in ruins so decided to send financial aid over to many european countries
Why did truman send financial aid
In order to make the countries surrounding The USSR stronger and more able to resist communism
When was the truman doctrine announced
March of 1947
What period of time did the truman doctrine end for the USA
Isolationism
How much money did the USA give to europe through the Marshall Plan
12.7 billion dollars
What was Stalins response to the Truman Doctrine and marshall plan
He set up Comniform and Comecon,Comniform was set up in order to keep the communist countries in line and to make sure they didn’t defect to the other side
What was Comecon
It was another organisation set up by Stalin in 1949 which was to provide financial aid to communist countries
