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On March 12, 1947, Harry Truman appeared before Congress and set forth what would become known as the Truman Doctrine.
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He asked Congress for $500 million in aid for Greece and Turkey to put down Communist uprisings. In order to justify United States involvement in the internal affairs of other countries, Truman stated:
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"It must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures...The free peoples of the world look to us for support in maintaining their freedoms."
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The Truman Doctrine did not only influence United States foreign policy in Greece. For the next several decades, other American leaders would refer to the doctrine as a justification for United States involvement in Korea, Vietnam, and other nations.
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The Soviet Union, on the other hand, had an entirely different vision of the post-war world. The Soviets were largely concerned about establishing greater security. By some estimates, the U.S.S.R. had suffered military and civilian losses of 20 million during the war. Many more had died in Stalin's br
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The Soviet Union, on the other hand, had an entirely different vision of the post-war world. The Soviets were largely concerned about establishing greater security. By some estimates, the U.S.S.R. had suffered military and civilian losses of 20 million during the war. Many more had died in Stalin's brutal political purges
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he Soviet Union, on the other hand, had an entirely different vision of the post-war world. The Soviets were largely concerned about establishing greater security. By some estimates, the U.S.S.R. had suffered military and civilian losses of 20 million during the war. Many more
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he Soviet Union, on the other hand, had an entirely different vision of the post-war world. The Soviets were largely concerned about establishing greater security. By some estimates, the U.S.S.R. had suffered military and civilian losses of 20 million during the war. Many more
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- Ward off another attack
- Establish defensible borders
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ely different vision of the post-war world. The Soviets were largely concerned about establishing greater security. By some estimates, the U.S.S.R. had suffered military and civilian losses of 20 million during the war. Many more had died in Stalin's brutal political purges. The Soviet
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er attack on Russian soil. In this atmosphere of xenophobia and obsession with security, the Soviet Union wanted to:
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er attack on Russian soil. In this atmosphere of xenophobia and obsession with security, the Soviet Union wanted to:
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er attack on Russian soil. In this atmosphere of xenophobia and obsession with security, the Soviet Union wanted to:
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er attack on Russian soil. In this atmosphere of xenophobia and obsession with security, the Soviet Union wanted to:
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er attack on Russian soil. In this atmosphere of xenophobia and obsession with security, the Soviet Union wanted to:
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he Soviet Union, on the other hand, had an entirely different vision of the post-war world. The Soviets were largely concerned about establishing greater security. By some estimates, the U.S.S.R. had suffered military and civilian losses of 20 million during the war. Many more
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er attack on Russian soil. In this atmosphere of xenophobia and obsession with security, the Soviet Union wanted to:
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er attack on Russian soil. In this atmosphere of xenophobia and obsession with security, the Soviet Union wanted to:
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he Soviet Union, on the other hand, had an entirely different vision of the post-war world. The Soviets were largely concerned about establishing greater security. By some estimates, the U.S.S.R. had suffered military and civilian losses of 20 million during the war. Many more
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he Soviet Union, on the other hand, had an entirely different vision of the post-war world. The Soviets were largely concerned about establishing greater security. By some estimates, the U.S.S.R. had suffered military and civilian losses of 20 million during the war. Many more
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he Soviet Union, on the other hand, had an entirely different vision of the post-war world. The Soviets were largely concerned about establishing greater security. By some estimates, the U.S.S.R. had suffered military and civilian losses of 20 million during the war. Many more
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er attack on Russian soil. In this atmosphere of xenophobia and obsession with security, the Soviet Union wanted to:
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