Here's How the Truman Doctrine Established the Cold War | History

Learn how the Truman Doctrine marked the beginning of the Cold War, how it shaped America's attitude towards communism and how it shifted its foreign policy on interventionism with its involvement in the Mediterranean after World War II.
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this man looks so smooth like if you touch him there would be no bumps

[seanharrington]

It seems wrong to label Spain blue for "Democratic" when it was ruled by a dictator until 1975. Especially since Switzerland is labeled grey, even though it had a democratic government. You should change the label to just "anti-Communist."

[joedig.]

who else being forced to watch this for school 💀

[JaylenPotts-zsqw]

Harry Truman was a great president and an inspiration for many of Americans.

[HarlowSchmarlow]

I am currently struggling to finish up late Global Studies work at 4 in the morning, isn't online learning just FUN? :)

[johnjones]

It's funny how Gary Oldman has now played both Winston Churchill and Harry Truman. Wonder if there's a Stalin biopic being made soon...

[salsa]

im being forced to watch this for online school

[tiffanytripp]

wow you really helped me with my work thanks sikke

[Jackoo]

Why doesn't this have CC? I wanted to show it in my class because I have students who are deaf or hard of hearing :((((

[adromio]

Wait hold on, did you just said Spain was a democratic state? It was a cruel, genocidal fascist dictatorship under Francisco Franco (helped out by Hitler and Mussolini themselves) up until 1975. And Portugal was a corporative dictatorship as well under Salazar until 1974. But I guess the US gave it a pass...

[helmy]

I have my GCSE History exam tomorrow. Just watching to remind myself. Good luck to everyone taking the exam tomorrow!

[Syisulis]

This very history involves all of us the Domino effects of these events are staggering

[sai]

did the history channel actually misspell "straits" ?

[Will-wbzr]

Isn't Turkish Straights suppose to be Turkish Straits?

[UriyZmbe]

2:12 am i the only one who has always said it as "I ran"?

[jorgebravo]

“Democracy vs Communism”? Please.

It wasn’t about democracy. The US organized coups (and deaths) of democratically elected leaders who were leftist. And also the US supported dictatorships who were from the right. It wasn’t about democracy. So that title is extremely misleading.

A more correct title should be “Capitalism vs Communism”

[hawksnebula]

At 2:08 you discuss the points that Iranian oil would have to be shipped through Turkey and into the Black Sea? As at this time the Soviet Union held direct control over the buffer states of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbjian so surely a land border would do?

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this is my kind of video
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[avas]

i am currently failing U.S. history how are yall😍🤞🏼

[StarbitO]

I gotta watch this for class i hate it here