1) What were the reasons that led the USA to getting involved in Greece and Turkey?
Stalin wanted oil fields, but failed to fulfill a treaty to remove troops in Iran, He actually helped some rebels instead. President Truman was unhappy, and both sides wreaked of distrust. The American position toward Russia became formal with the "containment doctrine" created by George F. Kennan. It simply said that the Soviet Union was expansionist by nature but it should be help in check by firm American containment. Then the Truman Doctrine was formed, expanding its policies to anywhere threatened by communism.
2) What is the Domino Theory and how does it relate to this circumstance?
The Domino Theory stated that if one nation fell to communism, so would the others surrounding. It relates to this circumstance because American believed that the Soviets would, indeed, try to take over the world with communism. Because of this fear, Truman and Congress created the Truman Doctrine,
3) The Truman Doctrine can be called the beginning of Cold War Foreign policy. Explain this.
It was the first formal document indirectly expressing American distrust towards the Soviet Union. It also raised suspicion and injustice towards the Soviets since the U.S. was willing to spend $400 billion dollars on Turkey and Greece as well as helping other countries, but rejected Russia's request of a reconstruction loan of $6 billion dollars.
Stalin wanted oil fields, but failed to fulfill a treaty to remove troops in Iran, He actually helped some rebels instead. President Truman was unhappy, and both sides wreaked of distrust. The American position toward Russia became formal with the "containment doctrine" created by George F. Kennan. It simply said that the Soviet Union was expansionist by nature but it should be help in check by firm American containment. Then the Truman Doctrine was formed, expanding its policies to anywhere threatened by communism.
2) What is the Domino Theory and how does it relate to this circumstance?
The Domino Theory stated that if one nation fell to communism, so would the others surrounding. It relates to this circumstance because American believed that the Soviets would, indeed, try to take over the world with communism. Because of this fear, Truman and Congress created the Truman Doctrine,
3) The Truman Doctrine can be called the beginning of Cold War Foreign policy. Explain this.
It was the first formal document indirectly expressing American distrust towards the Soviet Union. It also raised suspicion and injustice towards the Soviets since the U.S. was willing to spend $400 billion dollars on Turkey and Greece as well as helping other countries, but rejected Russia's request of a reconstruction loan of $6 billion dollars.