On March 12, 1947, President Harry S. Truman set forth a policy in a speech that outlined his views toward the containment of communism in the world. It specifically addresses the threat of these communistic views in Greece and Turkey, two countries who were attempting to resist Soviet influence in this political and economic field. Truman said that because this communist influence posed a threat to the peace of the world, and the state of the United States in specific. He wanted to provide military and economic help to these struggling countries in order to make sure that communism did not reach it. Eventually, they sent $400 million dollars to these countries to help in the fight, which was less than what Truman asked for, but still was substantial. By doing this, the United States could protect civil liberties all over the world. This thus set up Truman's policy of containment for years to come throughout the Cold War.
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