Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan

An explanation of the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan and what that meant for America.

1. The Truman Doctrine &
The Marshall Plan

5. U.S. Focus After WWII
•War Against Communism
•Policy of Containment
1. Help the smaller countries resist
soviet/communist advances.
2. Wanted to stop the spread of communism
•Ex: Sending money, arms, and generals to South
Vietnam to fight against the Northern communists (Ho Chi
Minh)

7. President Truman
•After WWII, Truman wanted to make sure
a communist country never had the
chance to cause as much damage as
Germany did in WWII.
•Asked congress for economic aid to
Turkey and Greece to support his new
Doctrine…

9. The Truman Doctrine
•Dedicated to uplifting anticommunist regimes
around the world.
•Many US citizens did not want to US to continue
fighting Communism around the world
•Others did not want to interfere in other countries
affairs
•Congress, however, quickly approved $400 million
worth of aid

11. Communism and Poverty
•After WWII not only were there communism
issues spreading throughout the world but
poverty as well.
•In Western Europe many of the cities were in
shambles. There was a shortage of jobs as
well as food.
•Main Question:
–How can the U.S. help?

15. The Marshall Plan
•George Marshall was the U.S.
Secretary of State
•Wanted to help those in Western
Europe who are living without shelter,
jobs, and food.

18. The Marshall Plan
•An assistance program to help rebuild
Western Europe.
–Would provide food and machinery
–12.5 billion dollar program in 1948
–Any country left in shambles that was not
communist received aid from the U.S.

21. 1948-195: Countries who received
aid from the Marshall Plan
•Great Britain
•France
•Italy
•West Germany
•Holland
•Austria
•Belgium
•Greece
•Denmark
•Norway
•Turkey
•Ireland
•Sweden
•Portugal
•Yugoslavia
•Iceland
•A Few More