LAD #36: Truman Doctrine

Communism was still feared, and Truman created the doctrine regarding Greece and Turkey of the Balkan Peninsula. These nations were struggling, and Truman believed that Congress should allow the United States to support these nations with financial aid, so that democracy could be preserved. President Truman did not want the Soviet Union to overpower these nations after WWII, so he believed the United States should intervene if necessary. Truman notes that the last time the United States decided not to take action in a situation similar, we found ourselves at war.