1. The Truman Doctrine and the Cold War
... responded and took the issue to the United Nations (UN), and the Soviets evacuated by May 1946. These actions had directly infringed on the rights of Iran and the US saw it as an act of Soviet expansionism, which meant that the ideology of communism could effectively be spread further in Europe and threaten the security and democratic ideology of the ... states increased this fear. The US perceived the Yugoslavian intervention under Tito to be directed by the USSR and hence equated it to be a form of Soviet aggression. The US saw the uprising of communism anywhere as Soviet expansionism...
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