Question

Describe the factors that led to the truman doctrine as well as how the doctrine affected the us foreign policy

Answer 1

In the "Truman Doctrine" President Harry S. Truman established that the U.S would provide the following for all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.

1. Political assistance
2. Military assistance
3. Economic assistance

The Truman Doctrine essentially implied U.S support for nations threatened by the Soviet Union. It became the foundation for the U.S Foreign Policy, and led to the formation of NATO.