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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.04057 cm} x{2.93643 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Origins of the Truman Doctrine}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Greece and Turkey Crises}} & In Greece, a civil war erupted between the government, supported by the British, and communist insurgents. \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Turkey faced pressure from the Soviet Union, which sought to control the Dardanelles Straits, a crucial maritime passage. \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Britain, weakened by the war, informed the United States that it could no longer provide military and financial support to Greece and Turkey. \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 7) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{U.S. Strategic Interests}} & The United States viewed the potential spread of communism in the Eastern Mediterranean as a direct threat to its security and global influence. \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 7) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & American policymakers feared that the fall of Greece and Turkey to communism could trigger a domino effect, leading to the spread of Soviet influence throughout Europe and the Middle East. \tn % Row Count 34 (+ 9) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.38896 cm} x{2.58804 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The Announcement of the Truman Doctrine}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{President Truman's Speech}} & On March 12, 1947, President Truman delivered a speech to a joint session of Congress, requesting \$400 million in military and economic aid for Greece and Turkey. \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 9) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Truman framed the conflict as a struggle between freedom and tyranny, arguing that the U.S. had a responsibility to support free peoples resisting subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures. \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 10) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Key Excerpts from Truman's Speech}} & "I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures." \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 9) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & "If we falter in our leadership, we may endanger the peace of the world—and we shall surely endanger the welfare of our own nation." \tn % Row Count 35 (+ 7) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.04057 cm} x{2.93643 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Implementation and Impact}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Aid to Greece and Turkey}} & Congress approved Truman's request, and the U.S. provided Greece and Turkey with military and economic aid. \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & In Greece, U.S. support helped the government defeat the communist insurgents by 1949, ending the civil war. \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & In Turkey, U.S. aid strengthened the government, allowing it to resist Soviet pressure and maintain control over the Dardanelles. \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 6) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Broader Implications}} & The Truman Doctrine established a precedent for U.S. intervention in conflicts where communism threatened to spread, laying the groundwork for future U.S. involvement in regions like Korea, Vietnam, and Latin America. \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 10) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & It marked a shift from isolationism to a more interventionist foreign policy, with the United States assuming a leadership role in global affairs. \tn % Row Count 33 (+ 7) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.23965 cm} x{2.73735 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The Doctrine of Containment}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{George Kennan and Containment}} & The Truman Doctrine was rooted in the policy of containment, which was first articulated by American diplomat George Kennan in his "Long Telegram" and the subsequent "X Article" published in Foreign Affairs. \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 10) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Kennan argued that the Soviet Union sought to expand its influence, and the United States needed to contain this expansion through a combination of military, economic, and diplomatic strategies. \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 9) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Cold War Strategy}} & The Truman Doctrine became a cornerstone of U.S. Cold War strategy, leading to the formation of alliances like NATO and the Marshall Plan, which aimed to rebuild Europe and prevent the spread of communism. \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 10) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & Containment shaped U.S. foreign policy for decades, influencing American actions in numerous global conflicts during the Cold War. \tn % Row Count 35 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.33919 cm} x{2.63781 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Criticisms and Controversies}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Debates Over Intervention}} & Critics argued that the Truman Doctrine set a dangerous precedent for U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts, leading to a policy of interventionism that could entangle the U.S. in wars far from its borders. \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 10) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Some viewed the doctrine as an overreaction to the threat of communism, leading to an arms race and heightened tensions with the Soviet Union. \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 7) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Impact on U.S.-Soviet Relations}} & The Truman Doctrine contributed to the deepening of the Cold War, as the Soviet Union saw U.S. actions as aggressive and expansionist. \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 7) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & The doctrine also fueled the perception of a global ideological struggle, making diplomatic resolutions more challenging. \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Legacy of the Truman Doctrine}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Long-Term Effects on U.S. Foreign Policy}} & The Truman Doctrine set the stage for future U.S. foreign policy decisions, including the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and support for anti-communist regimes worldwide. \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 9) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & It solidified the U.S. commitment to global leadership and the defense of democratic nations against communist threats. \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Enduring Influence}} & The principles of the Truman Doctrine continued to influence U.S. foreign policy throughout the Cold War and beyond, with its emphasis on the global fight against tyranny and the defense of freedom remaining central to American strategic thinking. \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 13) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & The doctrine is often cited as a key moment in the development of the U.S.'s role as a global superpower and its ongoing involvement in international affairs. \tn % Row Count 36 (+ 8) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}