Marshall Plan/Containment

=Preface= By November of 1944, Germany had evacuated Greece; they were losingground to the Soviet Union. This gave a chance for the communists to attempt a take-over. The only thing was, Greece was traditionally in the Western sphere, so it was assumed that Britain would protect it. Only Britain could no longer afford to do so. Greece then appealed to the United States for assistance, but they were still being isolationist, so Greece was ignored (also the Soviet Union vetoed Greece's appeal to the UN). In March of 1947 Truman announced the he would give military and economic aid to Greece. Turkey, who was suffering from the same problem, appealed to the US as well. Truman called for the authorization of expenditure of $250 million to Greece and $150 million. This came to be known as the Truman Doctrine.

=The Event= In June of 1947, the US Secretary of State, George Marshall