Truman Doctrine Research Paper What were the events and decisions (answer attached)

The following questions will be investigated:  What were the events and decisions that led to the development of the Truman Doctrine?  What was its effect on US Foreign Policy and its impact on Greece, Turkey and Europe?

      Research will be conducted concerning the Post World War II Treaties as Potsdam, Soviet Union aggression, and the Greek and Turkey Crisis.  These events prompted the development of the Truman Doctrine – the US foreign policy to contain the spread of Communism.  Truman’s 1947 Address that introduced the doctrine to the world, his own personal thoughts, and the support and criticism of the policy will be examined.  The doctrine will be analyzed as to how it shaped future American policies and programs as the Marshall Plan and led to the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War over forty years later.  (Word Count -143)

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