Comparison... The Reagan Doctrine To what extent was the Reagan Doctrine similar to the Truman Doctrine? Read the summary and excerpt below, and then address this prompt by comparing and contrasting eras, goals, and impact of each doctrine. Write in complete sentences. Truman Doctrine On March 12, 1947, President Harry Truman declared immediate economic and military aid to the governments of Greece, threatened by Communist insurrection, and Turkey, under pressure from Soviet expansion in the Mediterranean area. As the United States and the Soviet Union struggled to reach a balance of power during the Cold War that followed World War II, Great Britain announced that it could no longer afford to aid those Mediterranean countries, which the West feared were in danger of falling under Soviet influence. The U.S. Congress responded to a message from Truman by promptly appropriating $400,000,000 for this purpose. (source: Encyclopeda Britannica) Excerpts from Transcript of Truman Doctrine (March 12, 1947) .The gravity of the situation .. necessitates my appearance before a joint session of the Congress. The foreign policy and the national security of this country are involved. One aspect of the present situation, .. concerns Greece and Turkey. The United States has received from the Greek Government an urgent appeal for financial and economic assistance. .. assistance is imperative if Greece is to survive as a free nation. ... The very existence of the Greek state is today threatened by the terrorist activities of several thousand armed men, led by Communists.. Meanwhile, the Greek Government is unable to cope with the situation. The Greek army is small and poorly equipped. . There is no other country to which democratic Greece can turn. ... We have considered how the United Nations might assist in this crisis. But the situation is an urgent one requiring immediate action .. Greece's neighbor, Turkey, also deserves our attention. The future of Turkey as an independent and economically sound state is clearly no less important to the freedom-loving peoples of the world than the future of Greece. The circumstances in which Turkey finds itself today are considerably different from those of Greece. ... Nevertheless, Turkey now needs our support. Since the war Turkey has sought financial assistance from Great Britain and the United States for the purpose of ... modernization necessary for the maintenance of its national integrity. That integrity is essential to the preservation of order in the Middle East. As in the case of Greece, if Turkey is to have the assistance it needs, the United States must supply it. We are the only country able to provide that help. One of the primary objectives of the foreign policy of the United States is the creation of conditions in which we and other nations will be able to work out a way of life free from coercion. This was a fundamental issue in the war with Germany and Japan. Our victory was won over countries which sought to impose their will, and their way of life, upon other nations. At the present moment in world history nearly every nation must choose between alternative ways of life. One way of life is based upon the will of the majority, and is distinguished by free institutions, representative government, free elections, guarantees of individual liberty, freedom of speech and religion, and freedom from political oppression. The second way of life is based upon the will of a minority forcibly imposed upon the majority. It relies upon teror and oppression, a controlled press and radio; fixed elections, and the suppression of personal freedoms. I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.This is an investment in world freedom and world pea0e t ie oply commen conse that we chould cafeguard thie iovectment The free peooles of the wodd look to ue for cuppot in maintaining their froodome

Comparison... The Reagan Doctrine To what extent was the Reagan Doctrine similar to the Truman Doctrine? Read the summary and excerpt below, and then address this prompt by comparing and contrasting eras, goals, and impact of each doctrine. Write in complete sentences. Truman Doctrine On March 12, 1947, President Harry Truman declared immediate economic and military aid to the governments of Greece, threatened by Communist insurrection, and Turkey, under pressure from Soviet expansion in the Mediterranean area. As the United States and the Soviet Union struggled to reach a balance of power during the Cold War that followed World War II, Great Britain announced that it could no longer afford to aid those Mediterranean countries, which the West feared were in danger of falling under Soviet influence. The U.S. Congress responded to a message from Truman by promptly appropriating $400,000,000 for this purpose. (source: Encyclopeda Britannica) Excerpts from Transcript of Truman Doctrine (March 12, 1947) .The gravity of the situation .. necessitates my appearance before a joint session of the Congress. The foreign policy and the national security of this country are involved. One aspect of the present situation, .. concerns Greece and Turkey. The United States has received from the Greek Government an urgent appeal for financial and economic assistance. .. assistance is imperative if Greece is to survive as a free nation. ... The very existence of the Greek state is today threatened by the terrorist activities of several thousand armed men, led by Communists.. Meanwhile, the Greek Government is unable to cope with the situation. The Greek army is small and poorly equipped. . There is no other country to which democratic Greece can turn. ... We have considered how the United Nations might assist in this crisis. But the situation is an urgent one requiring immediate action .. Greece's neighbor, Turkey, also deserves our attention. The future of Turkey as an independent and economically sound state is clearly no less important to the freedom-loving peoples of the world than the future of Greece. The circumstances in which Turkey finds itself today are considerably different from those of Greece. ... Nevertheless, Turkey now needs our support. Since the war Turkey has sought financial assistance from Great Britain and the United States for the purpose of ... modernization necessary for the maintenance of its national integrity. That integrity is essential to the preservation of order in the Middle East. As in the case of Greece, if Turkey is to have the assistance it needs, the United States must supply it. We are the only country able to provide that help. One of the primary objectives of the foreign policy of the United States is the creation of conditions in which we and other nations will be able to work out a way of life free from coercion. This was a fundamental issue in the war with Germany and Japan. Our victory was won over countries which sought to impose their will, and their way of life, upon other nations. At the present moment in world history nearly every nation must choose between alternative ways of life. One way of life is based upon the will of the majority, and is distinguished by free institutions, representative government, free elections, guarantees of individual liberty, freedom of speech and religion, and freedom from political oppression. The second way of life is based upon the will of a minority forcibly imposed upon the majority. It relies upon teror and oppression, a controlled press and radio; fixed elections, and the suppression of personal freedoms. I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.This is an investment in world freedom and world pea0e t ie oply commen conse that we chould cafeguard thie iovectment The free peooles of the wodd look to ue for cuppot in maintaining their froodome