Stalin set up the Cominform (Communist Information Bureau) in 1947 which later expanded to the COMECON (Council of Mutual Economic Assistance). With this he aimed to tighten his grip on the Soviet satellite states.
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The policy of the United States to provide aid to countries attempting to prevent a communist takeover was called the Truman Doctrine. Harry S. Truman was America's 33rd President.
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The Truman Doctrine underpinned American Cold War policy in Europe and around the world. The doctrine endured because it addressed a broader cultural insecurity regarding modern life in a globalized world.