The Greek Civil War & the Truman Doctrine

After the Long Telegram, Truman and the US government were concerned that…

Stalin was attempting to spread communism throughout Europe

In 1946, there was a…

Civil War occurring in Greece between the capitalist government and communist guerrillas

What did the British announce in 1947?

that they would no longer be able to provide military support

The Americans were concerned that poverty in European countries would lead to….

temptation to become communist as that would mean wealth would be shared

On March 1947, Truman…

gave a speech to US congress announcing that financial aid would be given to Greece & Turkey to help them defeat rebels

who announced Marshall Aid

George Marshall at Harvard

what did the Truman Doctrine outline

outline the USA’s commitment to a policy of containment

the USA provided $……over the course of 5 years

13 billion

Stalin accuses America of…

Dollar Imperialism

Both the USSR & the USA regarded as each other as not only a threat to national security but also…

as being expansionist & a global strategic threat

The USA was the dominant…

world economy

The USA was the dominant world economy & it intended to…

use this power as part of its foreign policy

The Soviet Union had succeeded in establishing the beginnings of…

national security based on a system of satellite states in Eastern Europe

When Greece was liberated from Nazi occupation…

a civil war erupted between monarchists & Greek communists

when did Britain announce that aid was no longer availed for the anti-communists in Greece

February 1947

when Britain announced it could no longer fund the Greek civil war it…

appealed to the USA to assume the financial burden

The speech that Truman gave was aimed at the situation in Greece and not necessarily at…

the rest of the world

the speech was about protecting Greece and did not mean for it to be…

aggressive to other states

the speech was a response to..

what he felt was aggressive Soviet political, strategic and ideological expansionism in Eastern Europe

Truman needed to make the USSR and communism look bad as he needed a reason to…

persuade the US public that the USA needed to be involved in foreign affairs

Truman was hoping that the speech would threaten the USSR and show it and the world that…

the USA was taking on the position as a world power & defender of freedom

by making the USSR seem bad through the speech they would force…

countries to side with the USA and become more economically and military dependant on its support

what were the main consequences of the Truman Doctrine

the greeks were able to defeat the communists, increased rivalry, policy of containment, aid to Europe, cominform

Truman’s speech was interpreted as…..by the USSR

aggressive