The Division of germany and berlin
- Potsdam conference decided to divide Germany
- First 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) (Federal Republic of Germany led by Konrad Adenauer)
- Stalin forms East Germany with his zone the same year (Germany Democratic Republic (GDR)
The truman doctrine; a doctrine of containment
- Implemented when GB left 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”
Truman told the congress the Truman Doctrine was "the policy of the United States to support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures."
The marshall plan, 1947
- George C. Marshall 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.
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Summary
The Truman Doctrine became the major strategy to prevent the spreading of Communism . Furthermore, with the Marshall Plan, the USA wanted to give European countries financial aid after the war, but they also wanted "to buy" them so they wouldn´t become communist.