Question: why did the us send aid to greece and turkey in 1947

title: Truman Doctrine
text: Truman told Congress that `` it must be the policy of the United States to support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures . '' Truman claims that because totalitarian regimes coerced free peoples , they automatically represented a threat to international peace and the national security of the United States . Truman made the plea in the midst of the Greek Civil War ( 1946 -- 49 ) . He argued that if Greece and Turkey did not receive the aid , they would inevitably fall to communism with grave consequences throughout the region . Because Turkey and Greece were historic rivals , it was considered necessary to help both equally even though the crisis in Greece was far more intense . 

Answer: answer: Truman claims that because totalitarian regimes coerced free peoples , they automatically represented a threat to international peace and the national security of the United States. He argued that if Greece and Turkey did not receive the aid, they would inevitably fall to communism with grave consequences throughout the region.