March 12th

On this day - March 12th 1947 - The Truman doctrine was announced

The Truman Doctrine became the name of the American foreign policy towards the Soviet Union during after the second world war. It is by many seen as the starting point for the cold war conflict between the USA and the Soviet Union. the Truman doctrine was also an important contributor to the created of NATO in 1949. The policy got its name after the american president Henry S. Truman who announced the plans in 1947. The Truman Doctrine changed American policy towards the Soviet Union from relaxation of tension to containment. In 1948 was the doctrine further developed when Truman pledged to contain Soviet threat in Turkey and Greece. The aim of the policy was simply to keep more countries from becoming communist and aid was a central part of the implementation of the policy.

 "it must be the policy of the United States to support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures."