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Britain withdraws assistance to Greece, a direct cause of the Truman Doctrine.
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President Truman exclaimed that the United States would provide economical, military and political assistance to all democratic nations under threat from authoritarian forces.
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Proposed that the United States would provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of post war Europe.
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The Greek Civil War ends in a victory for the gov't. Seen as a success for the Truman Doctrine's policy of containment.
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US assists South Korea against the communists north of them, just one of few battles US entered due to doctrine.
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It ended up reorienting United States foreign policy.
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Date in which Truman's presidency has ended.