Today we continued presentations.
Policy of Containment
Domino effect
took place during the 1950's to 1980's
this effect is mainly about communism
it says that if one country has communism as their government then the countries surrounding it will become communism.
when the countries would follow to communism it was and is called the Domino Effect
This was promoted by the government of the United States.
Iron Curtain Speech
this speach was said by Wiston Churchill
it was said on March 5 1946
Churchill used the term iron curtain in his SInew of Peach Address at the Westminser College in FUlton, Missouri
This term was used in the context of soveit- dominated Eastern Europe
Even thought many people thought that iron curtain was a great phrase many people didnt understand the short hand reference to the division in europe
simply figurative
world was split between communist and democratic
DONT GET CONFUSED WITH BERLIN WALL!!!!
Marshall Plan- what it was offically called
European Recovery Program
this plan was established june 5 1947
this program was a large scale economis of america program if cash grants to eurpe with repayment of the money
this was mainly from 1947 until 1951
the man mainly in charge of this was George Marshall
he was the secretary of state
this plan was largely created for the State Department Officals
the goals were
1rebuilding a war devestated region
2removing trade barriers
3moedernizing industy
4making europe prosperous again
5to insure that they didnt turn to communism
marshall talked about an urgent need to help european countries recover
this plan was reconstructed and developed at a meeting of participation European countries.
Truman Doctrine
This was set by Presiednt Harry Truman
stated that the US would support Greece and TUrkey with economic and military aid to prevent them falling to the Soviet Union
this was mainly aimed and trying to get rid of communism or to help it from spreading into Greece and Turkey
greece had been supported by Britain for may years but they were near bankruptcy and so they had to reduce thier incolvement and requested that he helped them.
communist were trying to take over these countries
similar to marshal plan
this was much more military aid
the truman doctrine was informally the blame of the american cold war
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