LAD #36: Truman Doctrine

     Unlike the great wars before it, the Cold War would have a political impact. After a fallout between the Allied powers, the Soviet Union and the United States would engage in an idealogical battle. Truman addresses this battle in his doctrine, first addressing Greece. After WWII, Allied troops evacuated the rest of the German army from the country that left behind a desroyed Greece. Reconstruction was prevented by Soviet troops who incited, hostilities along the northern Greek border. Not much help came from Great Britain and the United Nations so Greece required the immediate aid from the United States in the form of supplies that would equip the Greek army. Truman also noted the dilemma of Turkey, whos modernization and developement required the aid of established nations like the United States. In assissting these countries, the United States would be fulfilling its role as a promoter of democratic freedom as well as becoming the protector of the free world against the spread of Communism. For this reason, Truman asked Congress to send 750 million dollars and a small military force to Greece and Turkey for reconstruction and modernization.