🚀 Quick Glance

• Breakdown of Grand Alliance after WWII
• Truman Doctrine - The USA's responsibility to support threatened democracies.
• Marshall Plan - Financial help to rebuild European economies.

• After WWII, the Grand Alliance crumbled.
• USA and USSR disagreements became evident.

• Date to Remember: 12 March 1947.
• Truman told Congress the USA should support countries resisting subjugation (e.g., by armed minorities or external pressures).
• Fun Fact: This was a huge shift! US was traditionally isolationist (kept to itself).

🌿 Real-world Example: Imagine suddenly joining a group project after always working alone. That's the USA diving into global politics.

• Two hotspots: Turkey & Greece.
• After WWII, Britain put the Greek monarchy back. However, Communist rebels didn't like that.
• UK was broke (£3000 million in debt) after the war and told the USA they couldn't help Greece anymore.
• USA thought: "No way we're letting Communists take Greece!"
• Solution: Truman Doctrine! Send US help & military advisers to Greece.
• USSR: "👀 The USA is just trying to expand its power."

🌿 Real-world Example: It's like seeing someone unable to buy lunch, so you offer them money. But others might think you're just trying to show off your wealth.