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Cold War Satellite State Iron Curtain Truman Doctrine Containment George F. Kennan Berlin Blockade NATO Marshall Plan Warsaw Pact Jing Jieshi Mao Zedong 38th Parallel Douglas MacArthur Limited War SEATO Nuclear Arms Race Mutually Assured Destruction CIA NASA
Truman Doctrine
Truman sees Europe in 1946 divided by an Iron Curtain with Germany also split in two Truman must face a choice as Turkey and Greece might fall to Communism Truman gives economic aid to these countries and states that America will support any country attempting to fight armed minorities or an outside threat The Armed minority were Communists and the outside threat was Soviet Russia Truman gives $400 Million in economic aid to Greece and Turkey
Marshall Plan
Europe was on its back after World War II and its economy was in the toilet The Marshall Plan was a series of $13 Billion grants and loans to European countries to buy food, rebuild Europe and to improve their economies
Berlin Blockade
Germany was divided into four zones after the war Berlin was also divided into four zones even though it was in the Russian territory Stalin decided he wanted Berlin for himself and refused all road, rail and water transport of goods to Berlin from the allies The only method left was air, which Stalin did not oppose Truman, did not want to see Berlin fall to the Russians and supported Berlin by flying in billions of kgs of food, oil, coal and other essential supplies to keep Berlin operating After 11 months the Russians admitted defeat and ended the blockade. Trumans Doctrine of resisting Communism is vindicated
Korean War
Korea was controlled by Japan until end of WWII Russia and America agree to divide Korea in half along the 38th Parallel line The Soviets set up a Communist government in the North of Korea and the Americans set up a capitalist government in the south The South Vietnamese govt. suggests democratic elections but is refused North Korea fed up with waiting invades the South and pushes the South Korean army down to the Pusan Peninsula
Space Race
Russia and America both experiment with Space Craft. In 1957 Russia launches Sputnik 1 a satellite which orbits earth This scares America that Russia is ahead of it and America launches a gigantic effort to put the first Man on the Moon. The Space race becomes a symbol for which ideology Communism or Capitalism is superior. In 1969 America finally succeeds in putting a Man on the Moon.