President Harry Truman announced his policy of containment of communism in his Truman Doctrine on March 12, 1947. It spoke directly about Greece and Turkey, two countries in Eastern Europe trying to resist Soviet influence politically and economically. Truman wanted to provide military and economic help to countries fighting against communism because he believed communism threatened the peace of the world and of the United States. This speech lead to $400 millions dollars sent to these countries to aid them in their fight. The United States did this to protect liberty around the world, and set the policy of containment up for the Cold War.
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