The stakes were perceived to be very high as the French government included a substantial number of Communists. The issue is whether the French economy can be wrecked to the point where chaos and civil strife will permit the imposition of a Communist dictatorship or whether democracy can survive and be reinforced…” In 1948, the European Recovery and American Aid, which was the preliminary study for the Marshall Plan, cited France to be at risk of Communist takeover, describing the country, “…as the Communists well know, the key to Western Europe. One of the countries to receive the financial help was France. Between 19, over $13 billion helped finance the economic recovery of Europe. Marshall introduced the idea of economic support to Europe. In a speech only three months after Truman’s address, George C.
Hand in hand with the Truman Doctrine was the Marshall Plan, which was signed into law on April 3, 1948. Cold War foreign policy, highlighting how the United States needed to provide military and economic assistance to protect nations from communist aggression. Indeed, his speech outlined the goals of U.S. Nevertheless, the Truman Doctrine is seen today as a declaration of the Cold War. It may be that the Truman Doctrine failed, as both countries subsequently were led by right-wing regimes in the years following his speech. The policy was key to the early Cold War between the United States and Russia, as it specifically targeted Greece and Turkey as countries in which to forestall communism. Limited to countries under threat by Communism, the Truman Doctrine enabled military, economic, and political assistance. Truman rolled out his policy of Cold War containment, in an address known today as the Truman Doctrine. Truman and His Military Advisors / August Vincent Track / 1949 / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution / Gift of the Phillips Collection
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