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date: 24 March 2025

Truman Doctrine. 

Source:
The Oxford Companion to United States History
Author(s):
Arnold A. OffnerArnold A. Offner

On 12 March 1947, President Harry S. Truman asked Congress for $400 million in economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey. His message was a response to Great Britain's warning that it could no longer underwrite the Greek monarchy, which was embroiled in a civil war against communist rebels supported by Yugoslavia's communist ruler, ... ...

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