The Truman Doctrine (1947) was designed to support anti-communists
and resist the spread of communism. Initially, it stated that the
United States would support both Turkey and Greece with economic
and military aid, preventing them falling into the Soviet sphere.
Stephen Ambrose believed that Truman's speech was the real reason for the Cold War because of its content. It was almost a war declaration.
Explanation:
The Truman Doctrine is the name given to a foreign policy implemented during the Truman government and aimed at the block of capitalist countries in the pre-Cold War period. Such a doctrine was intended to prevent the spread of socialism, especially in capitalist nations considered fragile. However, according to Stephen Ambrose, some points of Truman's speech can be interpreted as a war declaration, especially when he talks about oppression and the subjugate countries under the Communis power.
Established when the Han Dynasty in China officially opened trade with the West in 130 B.C., the Silk Road routes remained in use until 1453 A.D., when the Ottoman Empire boycotted trade with China and closed them.
