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on March 12, 1947, and further developed on July 4, 1948, when he pledged to oppose the communist rebellions in Greece and Soviet demands on Turkey. More generally, the Truman Doctrine implied U.S. support for other nations threatened by the Soviet Union. It led to the formation of NATO in 1949. Historians often use Truman's speech to Congress on March 12,

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