Name:
PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN'S ADDRESS BEFORE A JOINT SESSION OF
CONGRESS, MARCH 12, 1947
“The Truman Doctrine”
1. Describe the situation in Greece as presented by Harry Truman:
2. What is the purpose of Truman’s address to Congress? (03/12/1947)
3. To whom does Truman assert the responsibility for maintaining Greece’s
democracy?
4. Relate the phrase: “We have condemned in the past, and we condemn now,
extremist measures of the right or the left. We have in the past advised
tolerance, and we advise tolerance now” to modern day.
5. Why does Truman use the term “national integrity?”
6. What are the two ways of life according to Truman?
7. What is Truman implying when he says: “Should we fail to aid Greece and
Turkey in this fateful hour, the effect will be far reaching to the West as well
as to the East.”