Notes
- Implemented when GB decided to pull out of Greece
- 400 Mil dollars pledged to Greece and Turkey to prevent expansion of Communism
- It became a mantra for American policy throughout the world to stop the spread of communism
- "Line in the Sand"
The Marshall Plan, 1947
- George C Marshall, secretary of state proposed aid to rebuild Western Europe
- Sixteen nations applied for the aid to be handed out over 4 years
- Also helped limit expansion of Communism
- The US govt blocked the aid until Czechoslovakia was taken over in 1948
Summary
The Truman Doctrine was implemented when GB decided to pull out of Greece. This was a process of pledging 400 million dollars to Greece and Turkey in an attempt to prevent the expansion of Communism. Throughout the world, it became a mantra for American policy to stop the spread of communism. The Marshall Plan in 1947 was a plan implemented to assist in the rebuild of Western Europe. Suffering greatly from the damage of WWII, George C Marshall, secretary of state, allowed sixteen nations to apply for aid that would be handed out over 4 years. This helped limit the expansion of communism. With the aid, the countries didn't feel like they needed to collapse under the pressure of communism to find a way out of the ruin they were in.
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