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The Truman Doctrine was announced in the year of 1947. In Truman's speech he had asked for Greece and Turkey to help prevent the spreading of communism in the Soviet Union. The Truman Doctrine was announced the official decoration of the Cold War. In February of 1947, Britain told the United States they were unable to provide assistance for Greece and Turkey like they had been since the end of World War 2. Truman stated the regime relied on "terror and oppression". Truman had declared that it must be in the United States' hands to support people trying to avoid enslavement. He requested 400 million dollars in assistance for the two countries, Turkey and Greece. Congress then responded to him 2 months later.