america offered the marshall aid (part of the truman doctrine) which offered money to countries in the west which were at risk of being turned to communist countries.
Greece
U.S Policy to contain communism (APEX)
in 1947, the truman doctrine said that we would support "free peoples who are resisting attempter subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures" specifically greece and turkey at that time. he gave those countries $400 million to help fight communism, but the US did not help hungary when they were revolting against communism in 1956.
the policy of containment said that America shall not go to war with countries that are already Communist or if the willingly become it.. But the U.S. will go to was if the country asked for help against communism
Truman Doctrine offered aid to countries threatened by communism in 1947.
The Truman doctrine
america offered the marshall aid (part of the truman doctrine) which offered money to countries in the west which were at risk of being turned to communist countries.
Greece
Truman doctrine
1947; a policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology
in 1947 in Greece and turkey communism was a threat so president Truman established the Truman doctrine which provided economic and military aid to countries thretened by communism
Americans Battling Communism was created in 1947.
It would resitrct communism to countries that were communist before World War II In 1947, the President of the United States of America, Harry Truman delivered a speech and he announced that he was willing to help any country under threat from Communism. He gave out billions of dollars to European countries with permission from Congress. The money was to help the countries recover and to prevent Communism from spreading across Europe. (Estimated $13 billion dollars was given out to 16 European countries)
U.S Policy to contain communism (APEX)
One way that the Truman Doctrine was used to stop the spread of communism is by his policy called containment. This was a way to pour money and supplies into war-torn countries, keep them afloat and stop the spread of communism. Another example is the Marshal Plan that also gave money to European countries in return for support.
Democracy, Dictatorship, and Communism