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CONTAINMENT

CONTAINMENT. THE COLD WAR & THE IRON CUTRAIN. WHY?. SOVIET EXPANSION INTO EASTERN EUROPE COUNTRIES OCCUPIED BY THE NAZIS AND LIBERATED BY THE SOVIETS BECOME SATELLITE NATIONS BERLIN AIRLIFT. WHAT WAS IT & WHEN?. FIRST MAJOR CONFRONTATION OF THE COLD WAR JUNE 1948

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CONTAINMENT

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  1. CONTAINMENT THE COLD WAR & THE IRON CUTRAIN

  2. WHY? • SOVIET EXPANSION INTO EASTERN EUROPE • COUNTRIES OCCUPIED BY THE NAZIS AND LIBERATED BY THE SOVIETS BECOME SATELLITE NATIONS • BERLIN AIRLIFT

  3. WHAT WAS IT & WHEN? • FIRST MAJOR CONFRONTATION OF THE COLD WAR • JUNE 1948 • BLOCKADE OF THE CITY OF BERLIN STILL DIVIDED INTO FOUR ZONES • LASTED 11 DAYS…SOVIETS EVENTUALLY END IT • U.S. MAKES REGULAR FLIGHTS TO DELIVER NECESSARY GOOD TO CITY.

  4. CONTAINMENT • DEFINITION • U.S POLICY • PREVENT SPREAD OF COMMUNISM • SPELLED OUT THROUGH A VARIETY OF SPEECHES, PLANS, & DOCUMENTS

  5. TRUMAN DOCTRINE • U.S. must help any nation who is fighting against communism taking over their own country. • Examples: Greece Turkey

  6. The Marshall Plan • PART OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN FOR EUROPE • U.S. WOULD GIVE FINANCIAL AID TO EUROPE • SOVIET UNION CONTROLLED COUNTRIES DON’T PARTICIPATE • MONEY GOES TO STIMULATE WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.

  7. NATO • NORTH AMERICAN TREATY ORGANIZATION • 12 European Nations (Plus Canadia & the U.S.) • An attack against 1 = attack against all!!!

  8. WARSAW PACT • AGREEMENT MADE BETWEEN EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIEST STILL UNDER SOVIET CONTROL/INFLUENCE • AKA = SOVIET SATELLITE NATIONS • MADE IN RESPOSE TO NATO. MAYBE THIS ANGERED SOME EUROPEANS LIVING IN COMMUNIST EUROPE?

  9. NSC 68 • NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL DOCUMENT • Itn’l Policy/Strategy • U.S. must triple its DEFENSE BUDGET • Based on New Demands for GLOBAL SECURITY: (Soviet threat of communism)

  10. CONTAINMENT con’t… • When the possibility that Greece and Turkey could become Communist, Truman gave his speech declaring loyalty to any country who fights communism. • With this in mind answer the following question in a MME format. Don’t forget to repeat the question as you begin your answer.

  11. QUESTION (YES, WRITE IT DOWN) • Do you believe that the United States’ policy on containment helped advance the Cold War relations with the Soviet Union? -Take a stand -Support your answer with facts. -Give the opposing point of view. -Conclude your 2 (yes, T-W-O) paragraphs.

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