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| 1 | Truman doctrine and the Cold Warby dthompson7 | 11 terms | May 7, 2008 |
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| 1 | president truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology | 50 sets | |
| 2 | a doctrine that promised to aid people struggling to resist threats to democratic freedom. | 9 sets | |
| 3 | plan that says the us will help any people trying to overthrow and oppressor | 4 sets | |
| 4 | first established in 1947 after britain no longer could afford to provide anti-communist aid to greece and turkey, it pledged to provide u.s. military and economic aid to any nation threatened by communism. | 4 sets | |
| 5 | policy providing military aid to greece and turkey in an effort to contain communism (1947-1948). | 4 sets | |
| 6 | policy statement by president harry s. truman in 1947 that promised military and economic aid to nations threatened by armed minorities or outside groups. specifically targeted at greece and turkey who were threatened by communist aggression. | 3 sets | |
| 7 | this document stated that the us would support any country threatened by communism | 3 sets | |
| 8 | truman decided that the us would support turkey and greece so that they could avoid soviet influence | 3 sets | |
| 9 | declaration that the u.s. would support people anywhere in the world facing "attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures." | 3 sets | |
| 10 | harry truman's 1947 speech before a joint session of congress, calling the united states to take a leadership role in the world, and declaring that the united states would support nations threatened by communism | 3 sets | |
| 11 | 1947; truman's statement of a new policy of active engagement to contain communism in response to communist uprisings in greece and turkey; persisted long after mediterranean crisis, setting foundation for cold war policy | 3 sets | |
| 12 | a containment policy to stop the spread of communism. | 3 sets | |
| 13 | 1947 - stated that the u.s. would support any nation threatened by communism. | 3 sets | |
| 14 | the principle that the u.s. should give support to countries or peoples threatened by soviet forces or communist insurrection. first expressed in 1947 by u.s. president truman in a speech to congress seeking aid for greece and turkey, the doctrine was seen by the communists as an open declaration of the cold war. | 2 sets | |
| 15 | policy to help free people/nations who are resisting outside pressures to become communist. | 2 sets | |
| 16 | u.s. policy to give financial and military aid to countries so they could resist communism, | 2 sets | |
| 17 | resist soviet expansion | 2 sets | |
| 18 | provided financial aid to turkey and greece as a means of containment | 2 sets | |
| 19 | u.s. policy of sending aid to any nation trying to prevent a communist takeover | 2 sets | |
| 20 | allowed u.s. to help any nation struggling with communism. | 2 sets | |
| 21 | march 1947, president truman sent aid to greece and turkey, with this aid, both governments put down revolts and restored order | 2 sets | |
| 22 | it aimed at containing communism to areas already occupied by the red army (995) | 2 sets | |
| 23 | truman wanted to prevent the spread of communism. he wanted it "contained". the first implementation of the truman doctrine was $400 million given to aid greece and turkey to prevent a communist takeover. | 2 sets | |
| 24 | us will support any people willing to support communism. | 2 sets | |
| 25 | the policy of president truman to provide military and economic aid to greece and turkey and, by extension, to any country threatened by communism or any totalitarian ideology. it gave $400 million to those two countries. | 2 sets | |
| 26 | policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology | 2 sets | |
| 27 | greece and turkey | 2 sets | |
| 28 | president truman's policy of giving american aid to nations threatened by communist expansion | 2 sets | |
| 29 | president truman immediately took steps to check communist expansion | 2 sets | |
| 30 | united states use economic aid to help foreign countries contain communism | 2 sets | |
| 31 | policy of the us to assist pro western forces against communism | 2 sets | |
| 32 | pledging american help for any free nation threatened by communist takeover. | 2 sets | |
| 33 | money for anyone resisting communism | 2 sets | |
| 34 | thing. what dictates american foreign policy during the cold war. | 2 sets | |
| 35 | interventionist policy of the united states to contain communism and support "free peoples resisting subjugation" | 2 sets | |
| 36 | american policy to offer financial and military assistance to nations fighting communism on their soil. used in turkey | 2 sets | |
| 37 | offered economic aid to european nations, who would come together to plan economic recovery. involved a non-military form of containment and removed potential economic collapse | 2 sets | |
| 38 | the policy made by us president truman in 1947 that made clear that americans would resist soviet expansion in europe or elsewhere in the world. | 2 sets | |
| 39 | a doctrine developed by truman in accordance with the containment policy that promised economic aid to those fighting communists. the doctrine would later drag the u.s into more conflicts such as vietnam and korea. | 2 sets | |
| 40 | supported only countries that rejected communism | 2 sets | |