THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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rebuild Korea by extending economic aid
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use the United Nations as a tool to eliminate threats posed by the Soviets
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contain Communism by giving aid to Greece and Turkey
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stop the use of nuclear weapons
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Detailed explanation-1: -It was announced to Congress by President Harry S. Truman on March 12, 1947, and further developed on July 4, 1948, when he pledged to contain the communist uprisings in Greece and Turkey. More generally, the Truman Doctrine implied American support for other nations threatened by Moscow.
Detailed explanation-2: -Truman asks for U.S. assistance for Greece and Turkey to forestall communist domination of the two nations. Historians have often cited Truman’s address, which came to be known as the Truman Doctrine, as the official declaration of the Cold War.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Truman Doctrine, also known as the policy of containment, was President Harry Truman’s foreign policy that the US would provide political, military, and economic aid to democratic countries under the threat of communist influences in order to prevent the expansion of communism.