Truman Doctrine Part 2 (1947)

This is the website I used the full speech in www.americanrhetoric.com Check it out! Harry S. Truman, The Truman Doctrine, delivered 12 March 1947 before a Joint Session of Congress Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Congress of the United States: The gravity of the situation which confronts the world today necessitates my appearance before a joint session of the Congress. The foreign policy and the national security of this country are involved. One aspect of the present situation, which I present to you at this time for your consideration and decision, concerns Greece and Turkey. The United States has received from the Greek Government an urgent appeal for financial and economic assistance. Preliminary reports from the American Economic Mission now in Greece and reports from the American Ambassador in Greece corroborate the statement of the Greek Government that assistance is imperative if Greece is to survive as a free nation. From wiki: e Truman Doctrine is a set of principles of US foreign policy created on March 12, 1947 by President Harry S Truman. In his speech to the Congress, Truman declared that the United States, as “leader of the free world”, must support democracy worldwide and fight against communism. The approach was conceived with the help of George Marshall and Dean Acheson, two influential associates.[1] The Truman Doctrine represented the harsh aspect of containment policy, and the Marshall Plan was the soft side. The declaration of the Truman …
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Canada’s World: Democracy In The Making – Part 11: Credits

The story of Canada’s World, a 3-year citizens’ dialogue project that engaged nontraditional voices across Canada in Canadian foreign policy – www.canadasworld.ca Part 11 of 11 on YouTube. Full length version on VIMEO.

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