What Are The Pros And Cons Of The Truman Doctrine

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In the “Reply to Churchill”, Joseph Stalin explained how the United States are not in reality helping the Soviet Union because they are still losing to the Germans. For example, he stated “In other words the Soviet Union has lost… than the United states together” (Stalin, 216). Furthermore, he says “One can ask … security for the future” (Stalin, 216). The Soviet Union after losing to Germany consistently they felt that the United States did not protect them or secure them like they planned to. Their common goal was to both defeat Hitler but the Soviet Union was they only one who was getting kilt and sent to labor camps. The Soviet Union tension raised privately against the United States because if other countries seen what was going on the United States seen it to. Joseph Stalin in this document explained that the citizens did not want Churchill in office but through communism/ Fascism they had no choice. They initially wanted to give power to the people (democracy). He stated “people, who voted … giving their votes to the Labour Party” (Stalin,216). …show more content…

Truman explained how he wanted to help Turkey and Greece financially, politically, and militantly. He wanted to help financially because he felt that the two countries needed help after they were invaded and destroyed by Germany. Stated by Truman “German had destroyed. Railways, roads, port facilities...” (Truman, 219). Therefore, he asked for 400 million dollars to aid them. He wanted to send troops to the countries to help them control war inside and outside the country. Politically he felt that the US was the only country that had the power to support free people who needed help. In this case the Soviet Union felt that if the US could support Greece and Turkey they could help them too. The Doctrine was made a year after Joseph Stalin reply to Churchill, at this time the Soviet Union was still struggling. This also raised tension and now it was not a private

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