LAD 36: Truman Doctrine

The American government did not want to leave the Greek government alone due to the utter destruction they faced after being liberated from German control. The Greeks did not have any funds to rebuild and asked for assistance before they were taken over by communists. The Unites States is eager to supply that assistance because they do not like communism and do not want it to spread. The United States had more money than most other countries. Even the United Nations was unable to help. The Greek government had been running in chaos. In addition to Greece needing help, Turkey was also in need. Truman felt it was America’s duty to preserve order out in the Middle East. However, a major problem was that many people did not want any more government involvement. The U.S. needed to give the money or more detrimental issues and problems could come up.