The Function of the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan in Preventing the Spread of Communism During the Cold War
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During the Cold War, the American foreign policy fully supported the development of democracies. However, the Soviet Union wants the countries to become communists like them. These opposition caused tension between the two countries. As a result, in 1947 President Truman announced Trumanism that stated that as long as they promise democracy, the United States would provide assistance to all countries. Marshall was enacted in 1948 and resembles Trumanism, except providing economic assistance to these countries.
The threat of communism is the whole purpose of the Cold War. Trumanism and Marshall Plan are examples of how we can control the spread of communism to countries where the US government may be in danger. Truman Doctrine (1947) funded Greece and Turkey to avoid extreme ideologies that might benefit communism. The Marshall Plan (1947-1951) provides US funds to almost all European countries. The only country not receiving aid is a communist country. This way of securing anti-communism and encouraging democracy by providing funds to countries around the world shows the measures taken by the US government to look down on the Soviet communist country. Iranian coup d'état is another attempt to contain the US
George Kenan's containment proposal forms the basis of True Manseism, Marshall Plan, and Domino theory, which form the basis of the early American policy of the Cold War. During the Cold War, the United States used containment policies, including the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Cuban missile crisis. Between 1945 and 1991, a total of nine presidents served the Cold War. The names of the presidents of the Cold War are Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George H. ·bush. During the Cold War, when the US and the Soviet Union developed atomic bombs, hydrogen bombs, and intercontinental ballistic missiles, many Cold War presidents used containment policies to solve serious diplomatic events, including communist countries.
Marshall aid and Trumanism are important elements in forming the Cold War policy. We can regard Marshall Plan as an economic aspect of Trumanism. Especially in Europe, the ultimate goal is to suppress the spread of Soviet and communism worldwide. In June 1947, the United States launched Marshall Aid to protect Europe from economic damage of war. According to the United States this is a humanitarian gesture, it is used as a means of protecting the prosperity brought about by the war on American society and establishing the international free trade system. For international business, strong and prosperous Europe is needed. Marshall plans to expand US dollar exports, protect the Bretton Woods regime and strengthen US hegemony. Between 1948 and 1951, the United States offered more than $ 1.3 billion in economic and technical assistance to the recovery of 16 European countries.