The Truman Doctrine was an American foreign policy created to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War. It was first announced to Congress by President Harry S. Truman on March 12, 1947. More generally, the Truman Doctrine implied American support for other
nations threatened by Soviet communism. The Truman Doctrine became the
foundation of American foreign policy, and led, in 1949, to the
formation of NATO, a military alliance that is still in effect.
King John I may forever be known as a Bad King following that seminal history textbook 1066 and All That, but according to history authors, it is Henry VIII who should bear the title of the worst monarch in history
