The Truman Doctrine is a U.S. foreign policy that pledges American support for democratic nations against authoritarian threats. [1] The doctrine originated with the primary goal of countering the growth of the Soviet bloc during the Cold War.

Mar 5, 2025 · Truman Doctrine, pronouncement by U.S. President Harry S. Truman on March 12, 1947, declaring immediate economic and military aid to the governments of Greece, threatened by communist insurrection, and Turkey, under pressure from Soviet expansion in the Mediterranean area.

Feb 8, 2022 · Addressing a joint session of Congress on March 12, 1947, President Harry S. Truman asked for $400 million in military and economic assistance for Greece and Turkey and established a policy, aptly characterized as the Truman Doctrine.

Mar 12, 2012 · With the Truman Doctrine, President Harry S. Truman established that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.

Nov 13, 2009 · In a dramatic speech to a joint session of Congress, President Harry S. Truman asks for U.S. assistance for Greece and Turkey to forestall communist domination of the two nations.

Jan 15, 2025 · The Truman Doctrine, introduced by President Harry S. Truman in 1947, marked a significant transformation in American foreign policy, shifting from a stance of isolationism to one characterized by active intervention.

Addressing a joint session of Congress on March 12, 1947, President Harry S. Truman asked for $400 million in military and economic assistance for Greece and Turkey and established a doctrine, aptly characterized the Truman Doctrine, that …

This collection focuses on the Truman Doctrine. The collection includes documents covering the years 1946 through 1952. Supporting materials include photographs and oral history transcripts.

The Truman Doctrine became the foundation of American foreign policy, and led, in 1949, to the formation of NATO, a military alliance that is still in effect. Historians often use Truman’s speech to date the start of the Cold War.

Since 1940, this industrious and peace loving country has suffered invasion, four years of cruel enemy occupation, and bitter internal strife. When forces of liberation entered Greece they found that the retreating Germans had destroyed virtually all the railways, roads, port facilities, communications, and merchant marine.