(mentioning the use of the truman doctrine in greece and turkey, and correcting the assertion that the Truman Doctrine "defended" capitalist markets from socialism, as if socialism being established in these countries would have been bad.) Tag: Visual edit |
(Map) Tag: Visual edit |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[File:US wars 1950-1978.png|thumb|U.S. wars, combat actions, and military bases between 1950 and 1978]] | |||
The '''Truman Doctrine''' is an [[Imperialism|imperialist]] foreign policy position of the [[United States of America|United States]] created by President [[Harry S. Truman]]. It allows unlimited interventionism to maintain the dictatorship of [[Capitalism|capitalist]] [[Market|markets]] from [[socialism]].<ref name=":02233232">{{Citation|author=Ludo Martens|year=1996|title=Another View of Stalin|chapter=From Stalin to Khrushchev|isbn=9782872620814|publisher=Editions EPO|pdf=https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/bafykbzaceab64vxtxpqt2cdl4zsrsftmedqidn4foq74gr25qkd35z5nwogdi?filename=Ludo%20Martens%20-%20Another%20View%20of%20Stalin-Editions%20EPO%20%281996%29.pdf|page=242}}</ref> This doctrine was used to stop communists from achieving socialism in [[Hellenic Republic|Greece]] and [[Republic of Türkiye|Türkiye]] after the [[Second World War]]. | The '''Truman Doctrine''' is an [[Imperialism|imperialist]] foreign policy position of the [[United States of America|United States]] created by President [[Harry S. Truman]]. It allows unlimited interventionism to maintain the dictatorship of [[Capitalism|capitalist]] [[Market|markets]] from [[socialism]].<ref name=":02233232">{{Citation|author=Ludo Martens|year=1996|title=Another View of Stalin|chapter=From Stalin to Khrushchev|isbn=9782872620814|publisher=Editions EPO|pdf=https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/bafykbzaceab64vxtxpqt2cdl4zsrsftmedqidn4foq74gr25qkd35z5nwogdi?filename=Ludo%20Martens%20-%20Another%20View%20of%20Stalin-Editions%20EPO%20%281996%29.pdf|page=242}}</ref> This doctrine was used to stop communists from achieving socialism in [[Hellenic Republic|Greece]] and [[Republic of Türkiye|Türkiye]] after the [[Second World War]]. | ||
Revision as of 21:16, 31 July 2023
The Truman Doctrine is an imperialist foreign policy position of the United States created by President Harry S. Truman. It allows unlimited interventionism to maintain the dictatorship of capitalist markets from socialism.[1] This doctrine was used to stop communists from achieving socialism in Greece and Türkiye after the Second World War.
See also
References
- ↑ Ludo Martens (1996). Another View of Stalin: 'From Stalin to Khrushchev' (p. 242). [PDF] Editions EPO. ISBN 9782872620814