The Truman Doctrine

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Dardanelles.
A direct influence of this Doctrine was, of course, the Marshall Plan.
The Marshall Plan was designed to give aid to any European country damaged
during World War II. It tremendously helped ravaged European nations such
as Italy and France. By helping them economically, the Marshall Plan
indirectly helped to stem growing Communist sentiment in these countries.
The process whereby the Truman Doctrine came to fruition was a long
and arduous one. After World War II, the Soviet Union and the United States
stood at the pinnacle of world power. By the late '40's, the U.S.S.R. had
caught up to the United States' nuclear weapons programs. In addition,
they were very land-hungry. Throughout Russia's history, they have been in
search of a port - a quest advanced further by Peter the Great and
Catherine the Great. The Soviets in that respect were direct threats to
their non-Communist neighbors: Greece, Turkey, and Iran.
In Iran, the U.S.S.R. was not ...

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How many divisions have you?
Truman had his eye on the Soviets and on war. However, The U.S.S.R.
never made such invasions and thus quelled Truman's paranoia.
The Truman Doctrine was starting to develop during 1947 when Truman
issued several statements.

1. The present Russian ambassador . . . persona non grata . . . does
not belong in Washington.
2. Urge Stalin to pay us a visit.
3. Settle the Korean question . . . give the Koreans a government of
their own.
4. Settle the Manchurian question . . . support Chang Kai-Shek for a
strong China.
5. Agree to discussion of Russia's lend-lease debt to the U.S.
6. Agree to ...

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