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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 | 54 sets | |
| 2 | a doctrine that promised to aid people struggling to resist threats to democratic freedom. | 9 sets | |
| 3 | 1947 - stated that the u.s. would support any nation threatened by communism. | 5 sets | |
| 4 | plan that says the us will help any people trying to overthrow and oppressor | 4 sets | |
| 5 | 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 | |
| 6 | policy providing military aid to greece and turkey in an effort to contain communism (1947-1948). | 4 sets | |
| 7 | 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 | |
| 8 | 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 | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| 11 | 0 | 3 sets | |
| 12 | truman decided that the us would support turkey and greece so that they could avoid soviet influence | 3 sets | |
| 13 | this document stated that the us would support any country threatened by communism | 3 sets | |
| 14 | a containment policy to stop the spread of communism. | 3 sets | |
| 15 | an attempt in the 1940's to keep western european nations from electing communist governments by promising american military and economic aid where needed | 2 sets | |
| 16 | it aimed at containing communism to areas already occupied by the red army (995) | 2 sets | |
| 17 | policy to support free people who resist subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures | 2 sets | |
| 18 | greece and turkey | 2 sets | |
| 19 | 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 | |
| 20 | established in 1947 when great britain could no afford to provide aid to greece and turkey, so the u.s. pledged to provide u.s. military and economic aid to any country threatened by communism. | 2 sets | |
| 21 | american policy to offer financial and military assistance to nations fighting communism on their soil. used in turkey | 2 sets | |
| 22 | money for anyone resisting communism | 2 sets | |
| 23 | resist soviet expansion | 2 sets | |
| 24 | u.s. gives money to greece and turkey to contain communism. | 2 sets | |
| 25 | president truman immediately took steps to check communist expansion | 2 sets | |
| 26 | u.s. policy of sending aid to any nation trying to prevent a communist takeover | 2 sets | |
| 27 | u.s. policy to give financial and military aid to countries so they could resist communism, | 2 sets | |
| 28 | 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 | |
| 29 | us will support any people willing to support communism. | 2 sets | |
| 30 | provided financial aid to turkey and greece as a means of containment | 2 sets | |
| 31 | 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 | |
| 32 | policy of the us to assist pro western forces against communism | 2 sets | |
| 33 | allowed u.s. to help any nation struggling with communism. | 2 sets | |
| 34 | united states use economic aid to help foreign countries contain communism | 2 sets | |
| 35 | 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 | |
| 36 | thing. what dictates american foreign policy during the cold war. | 2 sets | |
| 37 | march 1947, president truman sent aid to greece and turkey, with this aid, both governments put down revolts and restored order | 2 sets | |
| 38 | policy to help free people/nations who are resisting outside pressures to become communist. | 2 sets | |
| 39 | policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology | 2 sets | |
| 40 | 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 | |