The Cold War sac Flashcards
When was the Truman Doctrine presented to US congress?
12 March 1947
How much money was given to Greece under the Truman doctrine?
$US400m
How much money was given to Turkey under the Truman Doctrine?
$US100m
What was the percentage of funds that Greece and Turkey spent on Militia?
50%
What was the Marshall plan also known as?
The Europe Recovery Program
When was the Marshall Plan announced and by who?
June 5 1947
Secretary of the State, George Marshall
How much money was financed to Europe through the Marshall plan and between what years?
$13 billion between 1948 and 1951
What was the aim of the Marshall plan?
To rebuild European economy, currency and to promote free trade between the US and EUR
What percentage of the Marshall Plan funds were used to rebuild jobs and infrastructure?
60%
How much money was spent on machinery and food from the Marshall Plan?
$1.9b on machinery
$3.2b on food
When did the Soviets blockade West Berlin?
28th June 1948
When did the soviets lift the blockade?
May 12th 1949
Who was the airlift initiated by?
US general Lucius Clay
What was the overall cost of the Berlin Airlift?
$US224million
How many tonnes of supplies and how many planes were flown into Berlin everyday?
13,000 tonnes of supplies
1400 planes
