WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

	Enter your search terms Submit search form
	Web www.wordnet-online.com

Definitions from WordNet

Definitions from the Web

Truman Doctrine

Part of Speech: noun

Sense: A foreign policy doctrine adopted by President Harry S. Truman in 1947, stating that the United States would provide political, military, and economic support to democratic nations threatened by totalitarian regimes or communist insurgencies.

Usage: The Truman Doctrine marked a significant shift in American foreign policy towards containment of communism during the Cold War.

Related Products:

• The Truman Doctrine and the Emergence of McCarthyism
• Truman and the Creation of Israel