The Truman Plan was the policy formulated by US President Harry Truman in 1947 for the US to support Greece and Turkey, economically and militarily, to stop them from entering the Soviet Union’s sphere of influence.
For many experts this was the beginning of the Cold War.
The US did not want Communism for Greece and Turkey for that in 1952 and both became members of NATO.
After World War II there was Soviet imperialism in Eastern Europe.
In Greece in 1947 there was a civil war with the left wings fighting the government. For this Greece received aid of 400 million dollars in military and economic means, as a result of which the leftists were fought.
For Turkey, Stalin wanted control of the Dardanelles, so the US sent $100 million in military and financial aid to thwart the Soviet leader’s plans.
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