Containment
Stopping the spread of Communism Cold War
Truman Doctrine
Greek Civil War
• British supports the Monarchy • Communist resistance supported by Yugoslavia • 1947 British are out of money, April 1 we are in charge • Truman proposes 400 million in aid to Greece and Turkey • Tito(Yugo.) breaks with Stalin which end aid
Marshall Plan 1947-48
Economic stability in Europe
• crops damaged severe winter 1947 • little industrial recovery • stagnate economy
Growing discontent, growing strength of Communism Marshall proposes $22.4 Billion
• Congress approves $17 Billion • Spent $12.5Billion
Berlin Blockade Spring 1948
Soviets Block all railroads, highways and river traffic into Berlin • Purpose: to force western powers out of Berlin – Give up Berlin – send armed convoys through risk war Gen. Clay proposes an airlift • 2.1million in W. Berlin • 45 hundred tons daily min. • 5,000 tons a day by Oct
Soviets end Blockade May 12 (321 d)
North Atlantic Treaty Organiz.
April 1949
• U.S., G.B., Fr., Italy, Bel., Nether., Den., Nor., Port., Lux., Ice., Can. • Attack against one is an attack against all
Warsaw Pact
• Soviets and Eastern European countries • Same as NATO only the evil empire