Truman Doctrine
- Implementing when G.B. decides to pull out of Greece
- 400 million dollars pledged to Greece and Turkey to prevent expansion of Communism
- It became a mantra for American policy throughout the world to stop the spread of Communism
- "Line in the Sand"
- George C. Marshall, secretary of state western Europe
- Sixteen nations applied for the aid to be handed over 4 years
- Also helped limit expansion of Communism
- the US gov't blocked the aid of until Czech. Republic was taken over in 1948