The Cold War Expands 1946-1949

The Cold War Expands1946-1949

Containment • Soviet-American relations worsen during 1946-47

• President Truman adopts a foreign policy of containment:

Goal: 1) BLOCK Soviet influence

2) Prevent spread of communism

The Truman Doctrine

• Offered support for countries that rejected Communism

“One way of life is based upon the will of the majority…The second way of life is based upon the will of a minority forcibly imposed upon the majority.” Harry Truman

The Marshall Plan

• Most of Western Europe was destroyed during World War II

• Europe needed MONEY for rebuilding

• 1947- U.S. Congress passed 12.5 Billion in aid for European Countries

MARSHALL PLAN

American Foreign Policy

1) Containment

2) Truman Doctrine

3) Marshall Plan

Truman Doctrine (3min)

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_1lNxo-Xec&feature=related

Germany after WWII

Divided into4 occupation zones

Berlin Airlift 1948-49

• 1948: Allies withdraw from Germany

• Soviets respond by “shutting down” west Berlin

• For 11 months Americans fly in supplies– 1 plane landed every 3 minutes!

In the end, Soviets end blockade in 1949City remains divided during Cold War

Molotov Plan

• Soviet Union rejected the Marshall Plan

• Eastern Europe would rebuild their nations according to the Communist Party (1949)

Berlin Airlift

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAngetJA4Jc

Cold War Handout

• Cartoon Analysis