The Truman Doctrine was introduced on 12 March 1947, marking the start of American Containment Policy. ... It is important in causing the Cold War as it set the framework and foundation for the subsequent American policies as part of the containment policy to contain Soviet expansionism. ... The Truman Doctrine was arguably an important cause of the Cold War as it provided the framework for later American policies as part of the containment policy to contain Soviet expansionism. ... However, the American insistence of economic coordination, which meant that the Soviets had to give up the contr...

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