CONTAINMENT THE COLD WAR THE IRON CURTAIN TRUMAN
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CONTAINMENT THE COLD WAR & THE IRON CURTAIN
TRUMAN DOCTRINE l March 12, 1947 l U. S. must help any nation who is fighting against communism taking over their own country.
CONTAINMENT l. DEFINITION l. U. S POLICY l. PREVENT SPREAD OF COMMUNISM l. SPELLED OUT THROUGH A VARIETY OF SPEECHES, PLANS, & DOCUMENTS
WHY? l. SOVIET EXPANSION INTO EASTERN EUROPE l. COUNTRIES OCCUPIED BY THE NAZIS AND LIBERATED BY THE SOVIETS BECOME SATELLITE NATIONS
The Marshall Plan l PART OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN FOR EUROPE l U. S. WOULD GIVE FINANCIAL AID TO EUROPE l SOVIET UNION CONTROLLED COUNTRIES DON’T PARTICIPATE l MONEY GOES TO STIMULATE WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.
Berlin Airlifts l FIRST MAJOR CONFRONTATION OF THE COLD WAR l JUNE 1948 – May 1949 l STALIN BLOCKADES THE CITY OF BERLIN STILL DIVIDED INTO FOUR ZONES
l U. S. MAKES REGULAR FLIGHTS TO DELIVER NECESSARY GOOD TO CITY. l 500 FLIGHTS A DAY; OVER 250, 000 IN 10 MONTHS. l LASTED 10 MONTHS…SOVIETS EVENTUALLY END IT
NATO l. NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION l 12 European Nations (Plus Canadia & the U. S. ) l. An attack against 1 = attack against all!!!
NATO l North Atlantic Treaty Organization l Created in 1949 as a Military Alliance l Original members: Belgium Canada Denmark France Iceland Italy l. Exists Luxemburg Netherlands Norway Portugal UK USA to protect each member country from Soviet/Russian takeover, occupation or invasion.
NSC 68 l NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL DOCUMENT l Itn’l Policy/Strategy l U. S. must triple its DEFENSE BUDGET l Based on New Demands for GLOBAL SECURITY: (Soviet threat of communism)
CONTAINMENT con’t… l When the possibility that Greece and Turkey could become Communist, Truman gave his speech declaring loyalty to any country who fights communism. l Examples l Greece NATO ‘ 52 l Turkey NATO ‘ 52
WARSAW PACT l AGREEMENT MADE BETWEEN EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES STILL UNDER SOVIET CONTROL/INFLUENCE l AKA = SOVIET SATELLITE NATIONS l MADE IN RESPONSE TO NATO. MAYBE THIS ANGERED SOME EUROPEANS LIVING IN COMMUNIST EUROPE?
WARSAW PACT l Create in 1955 as a balance to the power of NATO. l Original Memebers: Soviet Union Albania Poland Romania Hungary East Germany Czechoslovakia Bulgaria
QUESTION (YES, WRITE IT DOWN) l Do you believe that the United States’ policy on containment helped advance the Cold War relations with the Soviet Union? -Take a stand -Support your answer with facts. -Give the opposing point of view. -Conclude your 2 (yes, T-W-O) paragraphs.
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