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Containment Chart

Containment Chart. The Cold War. The Cold War. The US was opposed to the spread of communism during the Cold War. Containment was taking measures to prevent any extension of communist rule to another country. We were afraid…. Truman Doctrine.

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Containment Chart

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  1. Containment Chart The Cold War

  2. The Cold War The US was opposed to the spread of communism during the Cold War. Containment was taking measures to prevent any extension of communist rule to another country.

  3. We were afraid…

  4. Truman Doctrine • Gave $400 Million in economic & military aid to Greece & Turkey. • 1947 • To fend off communism and stay free.

  5. Form Economic

  6. The Marshall Plan • European Recovery Plan • 16 countries received aid. • 1947 • $13 Billion in aid given to rebuild Western Europe. • Offered to Eastern Europe but Soviet Union said NO!

  7. Form Economic

  8. Berlin Airlift • Stalin cut off supplies into W. Berlin • US airlift food and supplies into the city • 1948 • Lasted 11 months • Stalin reopened supply lines

  9. Form Economic

  10. NATO • North Atlantic Treaty Organization • 1949 • Collective Security • Alliance to support one another militarily • Had to be a democracy

  11. Form Political Military

  12. SEATO • South East Asian Treaty Organization • 1954 • US + 7 other nations • To prevent the Domino Theory

  13. Form Political Military

  14. Eisenhower Doctrine • Like the Truman Doctrine but for the Middle East • 1957 • Offered economic & military support if communism threatened the Middle East

  15. Form Economic

  16. Peace Corps. • Program of volunteer assistance to developing nations of Asia, Africa, & Latin America. • 1961 • By 1968, 35,000 volunteers had helped in 60 nations

  17. Form Economic

  18. Alliance for Progress • Foreign Aid Program • 1961 • Offered economic & technical assistance to Latin American countries. • US invested $12 billion

  19. Form Economic

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