But the other side of the coin would be, inevitably, the flowering of crime and corruption around the gambling business.
The speech promised monetary aid and military advisors to Greece and Turkey, but the doctrine was expanded worldwide as part of the Cold War to cover assistance to all nations threatened by communism and the Soviet Union, involving the US with western Europe, Korea and Vietnam among others.
The Truman Doctrine--a policy of supporting anticommunist regimes with military and economic aid. The Doctrine was first used in support of democratic governments in Greece an â¦ d Turkey. It's purpose was to protect US interests abroad and prevent communism from taking over more areas in Europe and Asia. It was intended to aid other areas so the US would not have to increasingly depend on the US military to fight.