Question

What was the motivation behind the truman doctrine during the early years of the cold war?

Answer 1

To limit the spread of communism by supporting any country fighting for independence

Answer 2

The early motivation for the Truman Doctrine was to spread the news that communism was a real treat and that the US needed to assist Greece and Turkey from falling into subversion. Because of that, he asked Congress to authorize 400 million dollars in emergency assistance.

The spread of Communism was a threat to the capitalist system in which the US was based on if European countries stopped buying goods from the US the American economy would suffer.