The Greek Civil War and the Truman doctrine on Containment

what happened when Greece was liberated from Nazi occupation

civil war between monarchists and communists

what led to the involvement in the USA in the Greek Civil War

Britain who had been sending aid to the Greek monarchists by February 1947 could no longer support them due to the weakening of the British economy post WW2, asked USA to help due to knowing how committed the USA were to anti communism

why was this significant

as for Stalin this was seen as a specific act of aggression and anti communism

when was the Truman doctrine released

12th march 1947

what was the truman doctrine a commitment of?

that the us would support free peoples who may be susceptible to communist takeover through economic and financial aid

what was usa’s primary foreign policy goal after this

containing soviet geopolitical expansion

what four motives did truman have for the truman doctrine

ideological motives

economic motives

to help us become a global superpower

humanitarian motives

what ideological motives did truman have for the truman doctrine

defensive reponse to soviets aggression

protect democracy and freedom in western europe

what economic motives did truman have for truman doctrine

help protect its economic interests

make other states militarily and economically dependant on the USA

what political motives did truman have for the truman doctrine

to keep USSR from aiding greece in civil war

defense to soviets aggression in eastern europe

justify USAs increasing involvement in world affairs

how is italy a good example of containment in action

it looked possible that the italian communists might win the election there in 1948 however the cia worked with the opposition parties and the catholic church to ensure they did not