LAD #36: Truman Doctrine

Instead of immediately venturing into the spotlight of American politics, the Cold War slowly but surely worked its way up the ladder.  After a complete failure of peace conferences following the war, the United States and the Soviet Union entered a war against governments.  The Truman Doctrine was what first spoke forth of the Communist threat of expansion -- starting with Greece.  Therefore, after WWII was over, American troops immediately dispatched from the battle fields and set off to rid the Greek State from German control and influence.  With the Soviet Union claiming to take control of the nation, the United States (with next to no help from Britain and the practically useless League of Nations) deemed Greece in need of its assistance.  He issued the departure of a small military army along with food and supplies that would equip the Greek army with sufficient weapons to defend and rebel against the Soviet Union.  Once Truman asserted that Greece was temporarily safe, he took note of the dilemmas right next store in Turkey -- who, just like Greece, needed the modernization and development of a Democratic government that would be provided for by the United States.  With the helping of these countries, the United States executed and established its responsibility of being the the World Superpower 'for Justice,' spreading political freedom along with the will of the majority into office.  It became the protector of the 'free world' from Communism. It is for this reason that Truman asked Congress to send a total of 750 million dollars and a contingency of American military servicemen and women to Greece and Turkey for reconstruction and modernization.