(1947) - The dominant American foreign policy of the second half of the 20th Century, calling for U.S. aid to countries threatened by Communist revolution.
a policy enunciated in March, 1947, by President Harry Truman, when he pledged U.S. support for "free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures." If America failed to do this, said Truman, world peace would be endangered. The speech referred in particular to U.S. aid to Greece and Turkey.
a promise of US aid to all 'free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside powers" (also see Brezhnev Doctrine)
President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology
a promised policy issued by President Harry Truman in 1947 in response to growing frequency of communist revolutions. The policy stated the intention of the United States to give aid to any government that was fighting Communism.
In 1947, President Truman asked Congress to appropriate money for aid to the Greek and Turkish governments then under threat by communists rebels. Arguing for the appropriations, Truman asserted his doctrine that the U.S. was committed to support free people resisting subjugation by communist attack or rebellion. The Truman Doctrine implemented the containment doctrine.
The Truman Doctrine was an American foreign policy designed to contain Communism by giving Greece and Turkey economic aid. Gaining the support of the Republicans who controlled Congress, President Harry S. Truman proclaimed the Doctrine on March 12, 1947.