Greece and the Truman Doctrine.
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Authors
Fricas, John
Subjects
Truman Doctrine
Greek civil war (1944-1949)
"containment"
Greece
U.S. foreign policy (1947-1949)
Greek civil war (1944-1949)
"containment"
Greece
U.S. foreign policy (1947-1949)
Advisors
Burke, D.P.
Date of Issue
1980-03
Date
March 1980
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
The Truman Doctrine has generally been perceived as the decisive factor which led to the defeat of the communist insurgency in Greece in 1949. This doctrine is also credited with having stopped the spread of Soviet expansion in Europe and the Balkans. However, available historical data does not support the argument that Greece was saved from communism by U.S. aid and assistance. In fact, current information indicates that the raisons d'etre for this policy were based on misperceptions and the lack of accurate information. Grave doubts about the efficacy of the Truman Doctrine have also been cast by the continued spread of communism beginning with the communist victory in China in 1949 and the Korean War in 1950. This thesis is devoted to determining the real impact of the Truman Doctrine on the Greek civil war (1947-1949). In addition, an attempt is made to divine the importance, effectiveness and meaning of the Truman Doctrine as an American foreign policy.
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Thesis
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Department
National Security Affairs (NSA)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.