Truman Doctrine: Meaning and Definition of

Tru'man Doc"trine

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. the policy of President Truman, as advocated in his address to Congress on March 12, 1947, to provide military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey and, by extension, to any country threatened by Communism or any totalitarian ideology.
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