HIST 2350 Lecture : Notes
2 Apr 2014
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Britain decides to withdraw financial aid in greece and turkey because they are figure shit out in such a poor state after war: if they withdraw aid, communism could take over both countries, us steps up and provides aid to both countries(cid:224) strategic and ideological motivations. Truman doctrine march 12, 1947: harry truman, one of the most influential articles of the 20th century, support free peoples , applying ideology and rhetoric of second world used against germans onto soviets, us has a moral commitment to aid free people around the world(cid:224) shift away from isolationism. Cause is greek and turkey but the actual concern is western europe: western europe is in shambles economically and reconstructing will be difficult, france and italy both have strong communist parties, once germany invades soviets, radical communists in both countries become involved in resistance groups.
