truman's foreign policy

Question 1

what did the truman doctrine in 1947 do?

Answer 1

the USA would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external and internal communist forces

Question 2

what is an example of the truman doctrine?

Answer 2

• truman asked congess for $400 million in military and economic aid to support the greek and turkish governments
• greece defeated the communist rebels by 1949 and helped Turkish governments resist pressure

Question 3

what precedent did the truman doctrine set?

Answer 3

the precedent to contain communism and help other countries escape authoritarian forces

Question 4

what did the marshall plan in 1948 do?

Answer 4

provide economic assistance to restore the infrastructure of postwar europe

Question 5

what encouraged the marshall plan to be implemented?

Answer 5

the fall of czechoslovakia

Question 6

how much money was allocated to the marshall plan?

Answer 6

$13.5 billion allocated after asking for $17 billion

Question 7

what percent of the money did britain, france and west germany get from the marshall plan?

Answer 7

• britain: 26%
• france: 18%
• west germany: 11%

Question 8

why did stalin reject the marshall plan extending to the soviet union?

Answer 8

• worried his communist allies would be pulled into having strong economic relationships with the west

Question 9

what did stalin make in response to the marshall plan?

Answer 9

the comecon in 1949

Question 10

what is an example of truman using his doctrine to contain communism?

Answer 10

• greece and turkey were both under the threat of becoming soviet states, which would begin the domino effect
• he asked for $400 million in military aid to support both the greek and turkish governments