After World War Two, America went to work repairing European and Asian countries in attempts to return the world to a state of normalcy once again. However, this was a tough time for the people living in those countries. They turned to communism and regimes because they wanted equality for all, but they ened up taking part in a dictatorship. Some of those countries did not even choose, they were simply taken over. President Truman then addressed Congress, asking for funding to help Greece and Turkey stay away from communism. Bother countries had unstable governments after the war and were being threatened by communist oppressors. Truman's main goal was to protect the democracy in these countries, and his doctrine reflected the United States' policy of containment (stopping the spread of communism) during the cold war.
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