Freedom: A History of US. Webisode 13: Democracy and Struggles. Segment 4

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President Truman decides that the United States must act to stop Soviet Russia from expanding any further. We begin by sending $400 million in emergency aid to Greece and Turkey . That program of assistance is called the Truman Doctrine . It is the beginning of what is called a cold war against Communism. That means something close to a real war, but without the heat of battle. The Cold War is to last more than forty years.

When we say Russia in the context of World War II we are actually referring to a group of States formally called the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or U.S.S.R. Russia is the largest of the group, hence we say Russia when we actually mean the entire collection of states. This grouping came to an end in 1991.

Did you know that Freedom is adapted from the award-winning Oxford University Press multi-volume book series, A History of US by Joy Hakim?

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