Historical Investigation 

Step One: Proposal 

Name:Puru Panchal 

General Topic: Effectiveness of the Truman Doctrine_  

 

Reason for interest in this topic: Studied Truman for CHY4UW summative  

Research Question (focus!): To what extent was the Truman Doctrine an effective means ofCommunist containment? 

List of potential sources, both primary and secondary, with a BRIEF description of each:  

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"The Truman Doctrine, 1947 - 1945–1952 - Milestones - Office of the Historian." The Truman Doctrine, 1947 - 1945 –1952 -

 

Milestones - Office of the Historian. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 June 2014. <http://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/truman-

 

doctrine>.  Outlines Truman's involvement in office; official government documentation of his role and

significance 

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"The Truman Doctrine, 1947 - 1945–1952 - Milestones - Office of the Historian." The Truman Doctrine, 1947 - 1945 –1952 -

 

Milestones - Office of the Historian. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 June 2014. <http://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/truman-

 

doctrine>.  Specifically discuses the aims and outcomes of the Truman Doctrine in Europe

§ "What was the Truman Doctrine?." What was the Truman Doctrine? . N.p., n.d. Web. 10 June 2014.

 

<http://www.johndclare.net/EC8.htm>.  Outlines the specific plans of the Truman Doctrine and its effects on Soviet

 

Leadership and its impacts on the USA 

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"Avalon Project - Truman Doctrine."Avalon Project - Truman Doctrine. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 June 2014.

 

<http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/trudoc.asp  Primary Source document; one of Truman's speeches held

 

before a Joint Session of Congress

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"Sempa | U.S. National Security Doctrines Historically Viewed: A Commentary." Sempa | U.S. National Security Doctrines

 

Historically Viewed: A Commentary . N.p., n.d. Web. 10 June 2014.

 

<http://www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat/archives_roll/2004_04-06/sempa_nsd/sempa_nsd.html>.  University of North

 

Carolina; documents how various containment measures including the Truman Doctrine had an effect on USA/USSR

relations and relations between NATO and Warsaw Pact nations 

§  "A Guide to Primary Resources for US History :." A Guide to Primary Resources for US History :. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 June 2014.

<http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/solguide/VUS1  Virginia Center for Digital History; describes the effectiveness of the Truman

 

Doctrine in terms of economic divides between the West/East, quotes a variety of other primary and secondary

scholarly sources