HIST 2P72 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Camp David Accords, Iranian Revolution, Truman Doctrine
15 Sep 2013
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History of the modern middle east: lecture eleven. This period highlights the confrontation between the us and the soviet union. We can also call it international communism or international capitalism. The truman doctrine (1947) was the cold war strategy against the soviet imperialism through which the us committed to direct military and economic support for the threatened areas. Under the term national interest, the foreign policy of the us and russia was determined. The us pursued the policy of preventing the soviet moves in turkey and iran. The russians desired to access the water port in the persian gulf. The national interest goals of the us and soviet union could create conflict in this region. One of the most important national interest goals of the us has been the delivery of petroleum from its middle east sources. Up until the 1960s, oil wasn"t critically important because supplies could be found within the domestic resources of the us.
