World History Review

Describe the argument for a policy of containment

Containment was a United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad. A component of the Cold War, this policy was a response to a series of moves by the Soviet Union to enlarge its communist sphere of influence in Eastern Europe, China, Korea, and Vietnam

Why did the US become involved in The Korean war of 1950?

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Explain the purpose of NATO

NATO- NATO formed as a defense pact among western European nations Included the US, Canada, Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, the Netherlands, Norway and Iceland All nations agreed to come to the aid of any member who was attacked The US had committed it self to maintaining peace in Europe for the first time In 1955, NATO allowed West Germany to rearm and join NATO

Explain the events leading to the Berlin airlift

Soviets refused to support the rebuildings of German economy, so US, Britain, and France announced they were merging their zones of Sherman and allowing Germany to have their own government. When the United States, Britain, and France merged their zones in Germany, the Soviet union responded by blockading West Berlin. A major operation known as the Berlin airlift ordered by President Harry S Truman in 1948 to provide supplies to a blockaded city. After 11 months of continued support and supply drops, Stalin lifted the ban STEP1- blockade Berlin STEP 2- operation of the Berlin Airlift STEP 3- organization of the Warsaw Pact STEP 4- construction of the Berlin Wall

why did the united states and the soviet union become politicical rivals after WWII?

Tensions between the two nations existed prior to WWII due to conflicting political and economic idelogies. Once their common enemy (the Nazis) had been defeated, tensions once again resumed.

What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?

The Marshall (officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was an American initiative to aid Western Europe following WWII. under this program, the United States gave over $13 billion in economic support to help rebuild Western European economies after the end of WWII making communism less attractive and opening new trade markets.

How did the Soviets view the Marshall Plan?

The Soviet Union immediately made clear their objections to the Marshall Plan. They objected to the fact that it would include economic assistance to Germany, and the Russians could not tolerate such aid to the enemy that had so recently devastated the Society Union. Second, the Soviet Union was adamant in demanding that the Soviet Union have complete control and freedom of action over any Marshall Plan funds Germany might receive. Finally, the Soviet wanted to know precisely how much money the United States would give to each nation. Publicly, U.S. officials argued that the Soviet stance was another indication that Russia intended to isolate Eastern Europe from the West and enforce its communist and totalitarianism doctrines in that region. From the Soviet perspective, however, its refusal to participate in the Marshall Plan indicated its desire to remain free from American "economic imperialism" and domination.

Warsaw Pact

The________ _______Was a military alliance amongst communist countries in Eastern Europe One reason the Soviet union formed the __________ ______was to limit the threat of invasion from Western Europe The Soviets feared what could happen if Germany was able to rearm

Truman Doctrine

With the Truman Doctrine, President Harry S. Truman established that the United States would provided political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian or Communist forces. The Truman Doctrine effectively reprinted U.S. foreign policy, away from its usual stance of withdraw from regional conflicts not directly involving the United States, to one Of possible intervention in far away conflicts.