Truman And The Cold War

During the second half of the Twentieth Century, tensions between The United States and The Soviet Union would grow to a time period known as The Cold War. It was known to be a time period filled with fear and distrust for both countries for their Capitalist versus Communist approach. After World War II, the tensions between both The United States and The Soviet Union had gone from allies during the war to potential enemies. The tension between the both countries was known to be a time period filled with fear and distrust, having events like The Berlin Airlift in 1948 and ,The Korean War in 1950, The U-2 Incident in 1960, and many more in the span of forty years.Truman introduced The Truman Doctrine on March 12,1947 to Congress in hopes to …show more content…
He dedicated a majority of his address to Greece and how they needed the United States to help them in their most desperate time and how they had been threatened by communists. Truman then spoke about much Greece’s hardship, saying they are incapable of making any progress with food, clothing, and goods. They desperately needed assistance from The United States to get themselves on their feet once again a become the self supporting country they were known to be. Truman also concerned his address to Turkey, and how they too sought financial assistance from the United States. Turkey had been in need of assistance from Great Britain and The United States since the end of World War II, and that the British Government were no longer going to financially or economically aid Turkey. Throughout the speech, Truman highlighted that The United States were the only ones able to help Greece and Turkey. Comparing the USA to The Soviet Union, in both belief and economical ways, Truman, in the end, requested $400 million for immediate assistance for both Turkey and Greece. Truman also requested authority for a permit in terms of supplies, equipment, and funds. He knew that if the United States were able to supply money during World War II, then there wouldn't be a problem in supplying for Turkey and Greece. Truman knew that helping them would be beneficial. He had an idea that in …show more content…
Truman had also been aware that the world was slowly being split into two: a democratic and a communist lifestyle. He knew that this split would only lead to more trouble. Truman had also noticed that the Greek community were not very rich and they worked hard to try and supply for their people. Even though they had “operated in an atmosphere of chaos and extremism”, they were not enemies, but since Germans invaded and destroyed almost everything, they were in desperate need of help. They were going to stop getting financial aid from The British Government as of March 31st. Even though Turkey did not experience hardships like Greece, they still needed the attention of the United States. If the U.S was not able to help them both, they would soon become potential countries that were capable of falling into communist hands without a doubt. Truman wanted to make it notable in his speech that the United States was able to assist people and help Greece and Turkey in the time which they needed The United States the