Truman Doctrine Essay

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The Truman Doctrine

"I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressure." (Harry Truman mach 1947). This is part of the speech Harry S. Truman gave to congress on the behalf of small countries falling to the pressures of communism. The Truman Doctrine was a anti-communist foreign policy that would change of the world.

Turkey and Greece were under a great threat by the Soviet-supported rebels seeking to topple the government and install communist power. This made the United States and especially Truman very nervous. This is why the Marshall Plan which is one of the direct influence to the Doctrine was thought up. This plan …show more content…

A man by the name of Ho Chi Minh invaded the southern part of Vietnam. The US became quickly involved due to the fact that we saw the huge red flash in front of our eyes again. We began bombing and attacking with many troops but once again to no avail. The north vietnamese were relentless and the US had no chance so we withdrew from the war. This time nothing was accomplished. Nearly 65,000 troops died and communism was not stopped. The worst part was that the american society had lost interest in the war due to the war was fought to far …show more content…

No longer was it a fight against communism but it was a war against a country that was trying to take over a smaller one. It was also deeper then that cause yes we were also worried about the oil. The fact was we need oil so this was a war that had two right causes. The most successful part that the american society liked was the human casualties were slim to none. With this war we gained national pride back in troops being sent away and without the Truman Doctrine no foreign involvement would have been attempted.

The US has fought in little wars around the world and has also given aid to many places. This illustrates the impact of the Truman Doctrine on our foreign policy. We have aided and joined alliances with Europe to battle communism and maintain a steady democracy all over. The Truman Doctrine has helped the US gain national superiority and still maintain a steady relationship with most of the

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