Truman Doctrine Flashcards
What was the Truman Doctrine?
Truman took a decision as president of the USA 🇺🇸 that they would stand up to the USSR 🇷🇺.This became known as the Truman Doctrine.
What was the date of the Truman Doctrine?
March 1947
What happened just before the Truman Doctrine was formed?
USSR 🇷🇺and USA 🇺🇸 both asked there embassy’s to report on each others attitudes regarding future hostilities. The reports came back as telegrams: Kennan long telegram and Novikov telegram.
What was the date of the long and Novikov telegrams, and who sent them?
Kennan Long telegram went from Moscow to Washington in 1946. Name of US ambassador George Kennan. Novikov telegram sent from Washington to Moscow by Nikolai Novikov.
What worried the US government in Kennans long telegram?
Kennan reported Stalin wanted to destroy Capatalism. But Kennan also said he thought Soviets would back down against USA. This shaped Guthrie attitude of USA to USSR, including policy of “Containment”
What was in Novikovs telegram?
Novikov reported to Moscow that USA 🇺🇸 might want to use big military might to dominate whole world. He said that after Roosevelt’s death, USA 🇺🇸 no longer wanted cooperation with Russia 🇷🇺
What was the impact of the Telegrams?
Made both countries very suspicious of each other therefore building tension between them both.
What happened immediately before Truman announced his doctrine that influenced his thinking?
Britain was nearly bankrupt and could no longer give aid to other countries, Britain 🇬🇧 announced no more military support against communism. Truman decided to take action, by announceing economic aid to Greece 🇬🇷 and Turkey 🇹🇷
Was the Truman doctrine speech only about economic matters?
No. Truman took opportunity to say what he saw as differences between democracy and communism. He painted Communism as bad.
What else did Truman say in his speech?
That USA 🇺🇸 would do anything it could to stop communism spreading. This meant giving money 💰 and weapons ⚔️ to capatalist countries.
What was the immediate impact of Truman’s doctrine?
USSR 🇷🇺 saw Trumans doctrine as a threat. Stalin wanted to test out if Truman was being serious or not.
What was practical outcome of the Truman doctrine?
The Marshall aid (a package of economic aid from USA 🇺🇸 to war torn countries intended to stop communism spreading.)
When did they USA 🇺🇸 give out aid a small part of Marshall plan?
1948 to 1952 USA 🇺🇸 gave over 12 billion dollars 💵 to Western Europe making enormous impact. Eastern European countries did not benefit from Marshall aid.
Why did Eastern European countries not benefit?
Because USA 🇺🇸 said all countries had to agree to a finance review, but Truman knew Stalin would not agree. Therefore no benefit from Marshall plan.
Summary. What were key impacts of Truman doctrine?. Impact one.
Marshall plan which USSR 🇷🇺 viewed with haste. Russia saw plan as a bribe to try Andy make communists countries take USA 🇺🇸 help, which they were made to refuse.
