Truman Doctrine

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Cold War policy United States foreign policy doctrine

The Truman Doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy announced in 1947 that committed the United States to providing political, military, and economic assistance to countries threatened by communism, marking the start of the Cold War containment strategy.

Aliases (6)

Cold War containment policy ×2
Truman Doctrine announcement ×1
Truman Doctrine speech ×1
Truman’s address to a joint session of Congress ×1
United States containment policy ×1
the Truman Doctrine ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cold War policy → United States foreign policy doctrine →
aidAmount	400 million U.S. dollars to Greece and Turkey →
announcedAt	United States Congress →
announcedBy	Harry S. Truman →
announcedIn	Truman’s address to a joint session of Congress →
announcedOn	1947-03-12 →
appliesTo	Greece → Turkey → countries threatened by communism → post-World War II international order →
appliesToRegion	Eastern Mediterranean → Europe → global →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
describedAs	cornerstone of American Cold War policy → de facto declaration of Cold War →
followedBy	Marshall Plan → North Atlantic Treaty Organization →
hasEffect	expansion of U.S. global commitments → increased U.S. involvement in Europe and the Mediterranean → militarization of U.S. foreign policy → precedent for U.S. intervention in other regions →
hasLanguage	English →
historicalPeriod	Cold War →
ideologicalBasis	anticommunism → defense of free institutions →
implementedBy	economic aid → military assistance → political support →
inception	1947 →
legalForm	congressional authorization of aid →
mainPurpose	containment of communism → support free peoples resisting subjugation →
motivatedBy	British withdrawal of aid to Greece and Turkey → Greek Civil War → fear of Soviet expansion →
namedAfter	Harry S. Truman →
opposedBy	some isolationist members of U.S. Congress →
partOf	Cold War strategy of the United States → U.S. containment policy →
politicalContext	beginning of U.S. containment strategy → early Cold War →
relatedTo	Domino theory → Marshall Plan → NSC-68 → Policy of containment →
statedBy	“It must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.” →
supportedBy	bipartisan coalition in U.S. Congress →

Referenced by (28)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Carter Doctrine → Marshall Plan → Mutual Security Act extensions → NSC-68 ("United States containment policy") → Nixon Doctrine →	relatedTo
Harry S. Truman → Harry S. Truman →	implementedPolicy
Kennan’s Long Telegram ("the Truman Doctrine") → Long Telegram →	influenced
Truman Doctrine ("Truman’s address to a joint session of Congress") →	announcedIn
Point Four Program →	associatedWithPolicy
Containment →	coreComponentOf
United States foreign policy ("Cold War containment policy") →	era
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum →	focusesOn
Eisenhower Doctrine →	follows
Truman administration →	foreignPolicyDoctrine
Cold War →	hasKeyDocument
Cold War rhetoric ("Truman Doctrine speech") →	hasNotableExample
United States foreign policy →	historicalDoctrine
Cold War liberalism →	influencedBy
Greek Civil War →	involves
Cold War cooperation →	isEmbodiedIn
Mutual Security Act extensions ("Cold War containment policy") →	mainSubject
Harry S. Truman →	notableFor
Progressive Party (United States, 1948) →	opposedPolicy
Greek National Army →	receivedAidUnder
Greek Civil War ("Truman Doctrine announcement") →	significantEvent
Cold War liberalism →	supportsProgram