Truman Doctrine??

Question

i need help.
1)why was the trumane d. consider the start of the cold war??
2)why did truman resist the communist taking over greece and turkey?
3)i REALLY need help one this one: how did truman's policy in korea consistent w/his belifs?
4)HELP:how did the marshall plan further the goals of the truman d.
5)if there was NEVEr any atomic bombs, would truman pursued a different policy towards soviet union?

Answer 1

The Truman Doctrine began in 1947 to defend the world against Communism. The United States had been allies with the Soviet Union in World War II. President Truman made some attempt to get along the Soviets. We even conceded that since the Russians had been invaded by Hitler, Germany in World War I, and Napoleon we would let them have an area of protection.

The Truman Doctrine can be considered as the start of the Cold War. However, President Truman was not the aggressor. The United States tried to be allies with the Soviet Union, even after World War II. Since Russia had been invaded by Hitler, Napoleon,and Germany in World War I we allowed them, generously, maybe too generously to have a ring of countries that they could dictatorialy rule for protection. These countries, included Poland, East Germany, Rumania, Yugoslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Albania, Czechoslovakia, and a few others.

Truman basically felt he had to take action when the Soviets, when started moving out of Eastern Europe into Greece, Turkey, then he got concerned. He defended Greece and Turkey, out of protection of Western Europe and the free world. Truman operated essentially on the basis on the issues with Korea and Marshall Plan.

In 1950 North Korea invaded South Korea, a soverign country without provocation. President Truman, got UN support, and saved South Korea. Truman's purpose was not to conquer the world but save it from Communism.

The atom bomb was a separate matter. The Japanese fought fanatically to the last man. Without the nuclear bombs the Americans would have had to invaded Japan and suffered possibly a million losses and the Japanese people more. President Truman only dropped the atom bomb out of necessity; that was his only doctrine on that. This was in 1945, when we were still allies with the Soviet Union. Our war in Japan did not directly concern the Soviets. But without the atom bomb, the U.S. might have needed Russian help.

Answer 2

I hope you do not need that much help on Answers. Each of these questions are deserving of at least an article in a learned journal or even a book. But Harry S (no period as he did not have a middle name) decided that military action was necessary to stop the spread of communism. He offered Turkey and Greece military assistance against any Soviet threat. The Marshal plan was an economic plan to rebuild Europe to bolster it to stand up to Soviet Expansion. Korea was an answer to th invasion of S. Korea by the Communist N. Korea. Truman sent air support immediately and a few weeks later troops from Japan. All these things were attempt at preventing the spread of Soviet Communism to areas not previously held.