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Definition of the Truman Doctrine from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the Truman Doctrine

/ðə ˈtruːmən dɒktrɪn/

/ðə ˈtruːmən dɑːktrɪn/

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a policy announced in 1947 by President Harry S Truman in which he promised American financial and military help for Greece, Turkey and other countries threatened by Communism

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