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Eastern Europe
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Western Europe
1884- 1972
1880- 1959
East Asia
Middle East
September 17, 1947
Marshall speaks about Greece, Palestine, and Korea, as well as the international control of atomic energy and the role and structure of the United Nations.
March 12, 1947
Truman's speech to Congress in which he laid the foundations of the Truman Doctrine by stating that the United States would support Greece and Turkey in order to prevent them from under the sway of the Soviet Union. This speech is often cited as the beginning of the Cold War, and US containment policy.
Document Year: 1947