A Doctrine of Containment
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•Implemented when G.B. decided to pull out of Greece.
•400 mil. Dollars pledged to Greece and Turkey to prevent expansion of Communism
•It became a mantra for American policy throughout the world to stop the spread of Communism
•“Line in the Sand”
•400 mil. Dollars pledged to Greece and Turkey to prevent expansion of Communism
•It became a mantra for American policy throughout the world to stop the spread of Communism
•“Line in the Sand”
division of germany and berlin
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•Potsdam conference had decided the division of Germany
•Divided into 4 occupation zones under control of Allied Control Council
•1947 US and GB join their zones. (France joins in 1948 to form West Germany (est. 1949) (Federal Republic of Germany led by Konrad Adenhauer)
•Stalin forms East Germany with his zone the same year (German Democratic Republic (GDR)
•Divided into 4 occupation zones under control of Allied Control Council
•1947 US and GB join their zones. (France joins in 1948 to form West Germany (est. 1949) (Federal Republic of Germany led by Konrad Adenhauer)
•Stalin forms East Germany with his zone the same year (German Democratic Republic (GDR)
the marshall plan
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•George C. Marshall, secretary of state proposed aid to rebuild western Europe
•Sixteen nations applied for the aid to be handed out over 4 years
•Also helped limit expansion of Communism
•The US govt. blocked the aid until Czechoslovakia was taken over in 1948.
•Sixteen nations applied for the aid to be handed out over 4 years
•Also helped limit expansion of Communism
•The US govt. blocked the aid until Czechoslovakia was taken over in 1948.
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