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CONTAINMENT
How did the US prevent the extension of
Communism to European nations?
What is containment?
Containment- taking measures to prevent any extension of
Communist rule to other countries
WHY:-The Soviet Union has been attempting to spread Communism
to the weak nations after WWII
-The US believed it was their duty to help weak nations
defend against communism because they were a democratic
superpower
Containment
Truman Doctrine
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President Truman asked Congress for $400 million to aid Greece and
Turkey in their defense against communism
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WHY: -Britain was helping these nations defend themselves against
the Soviets but they couldn’t afford it anymore so
they
decided to ask the US to take over
-Truman said that it was America’s duty to support
people who wanted to be free from communist rule
-The US needs to ensure that as nations rebuild, peace
is a priority
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RESULT: The US was able to stop communist takeover in many
nations
Marshall Plan
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Secretary of State George Marshall said that the US should aid European
nations in what he called the European Recovery Programme
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WHY:-Western Europe was suffering from starvation, violence, and
a bad economy
-The US needs to be a leader in the war against poverty and
chaos
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RESULT:-16 countries received $13 billion in aid
-Western Europe began to flourish
-There was no longer communist influences
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RESPONSE:-USSR is angry that the US is aiding the nations that they
were trying to gain control of
-Stalin decided to forbid any communist nations to apply
for aid under the Marshall Plan, regardless of
the
nation’s economic state
North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
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A military alliance created in 1949 between many western European
nations in which they promised military support if any nation in the
alliance was attacked
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WHY: -Berlin was being blocked by the Soviets, which increased
fear of Soviet aggression
-All nations needed help to defend themselves against
the
spread of communism, even though they were not at war
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RESULT:-The United States was officially involved with European
nations
-Defend against communism in significant nations
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WHO:-Belgium, Denmark, France, Britain, Iceland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, United States,
Canada
-Large nations support the small ones
-1952- Greece and Turkey joined
-1955- West Germany joined
-1982- Spain joined
Warsaw Pact
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A military alliance created in 1955 between Communist Eastern
European nations to coordinate defense against enemy attacks
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The USSR’s response to containment measures
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WHY:-Eastern nations were threatened by West Germany when
they rearmed and joined NATO
-Wanted to be able defend against this threat
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RESULT:-The USSR gained more power over the nations in the alliance
-The USSR used the alliance as an excuse to to
attack
Hungary and Czechoslovakia
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WHO: Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary,
Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union
Alliance Map
SOURCES
The Americans by Gerald A. Danzer
http://www.realmansolympics.com/dedication/
http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/formation-of-nato-and-warsaw-pact
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/ir2/trumandoctrineand
marshallplanrev1.shtml
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/SQoXbCJs_ME/TchxIC1VYbI/AAAAAAAABVM/M4q0OM1FuK0/s1600/Cold_war_europe_milit
ary_alliances_map_en.png
http://www.iranreview.org/content/Iran_Spectrum/NATO-s-Strategy-Followingthe-Cold-War-and-the-Islamic-Republic-of-Iran-s-Foreign-Policy.htm
http://www.local-life.com/warsaw/articles/warsaw-pact
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