Learning Objective - 10/19(T)
Students will learn the rules of Congress according to Article I, Section 5. Specifically, students will learn how members of Congress can be disciplined.
Extra Credit - 1019(T)
1. What specific countries was the Truman Doctrine seeking to help?
2. When did Truman appear before Congress?
3. What is a joint session of Congress?
4. What other countries was Truman concerned about?
5. How many American observers witnessed the election in Greece?
6. Along with Greece, what other country did Truman want to help?
7. What history does Truman use to back up his points?
8. What international organization does Truman refer to in the speech?
9. How much money was Truman asking for?
10. How did the Truman Doctrine become a bigger thing?
Part of the Truman Doctrine
PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN'S ADDRESS BEFORE A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS, MARCH 12, 1947
....The United States has received from the Greek Government an urgent appeal for financial and economic assistance. Preliminary reports from the American Economic Mission now in Greece and reports from the American Ambassador in Greece corroborate the statement of the Greek Government that assistance is imperative if Greece is to survive as a free nation...
...I do not believe that the American people and the Congress wish to turn a deaf ear to the appeal of the Greek Government...
...The very existence of the Greek state is today threatened by the terrorist activities of several thousand armed men, led by Communists, who defy the government's authority at a number of points, particularly along the northern boundaries. A Commission appointed by the United Nations security Council is at present investigating disturbed conditions in northern Greece and alleged border violations along the frontier between Greece on the one hand and Albania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia on the other...
