truman doctrine and marshall plan

Question 1

what was the iron curtain

Answer 1

where churchill made a speech saying the ussr was to blame for the division of europe

Question 2

when was the iron curtain

Answer 2

march 1946

Question 3

how did stalin feel due to the iron curtain

Answer 3

he felt provoked

Question 4

what is the domino theory

Answer 4

that all countries will fall one by one due to communism

Question 5

why might greece have been a problem for the usa

Answer 5

at yalta it was agreed the uk would have influence in greece

Question 6

what was the uk’s role in the greek civil war

Answer 6

the uk was helping the king against communists

Question 7

how many soldiers did the uk have in greece

Answer 7

40K

Question 8

why did the uk give greece and turkey money

Answer 8

to stop the communists

Question 9

what happened in terms of money for the uk in 1947

Answer 9

they had no more money to support greece and turkey

Question 10

what did the uk’s halt of financial support lead to in 1947

Answer 10

the truman doctrine

Question 11

why was communism attractive to people in europe

Answer 11

europe suffered after the war and people had no money, communism ensured they had enough

Question 12

why could the europeans be easily influenced by the soviets

Answer 12

the soviets saved many eastern europe countries from nazi rule

Question 13

why was truman scared countries could have communism forced upon them

Answer 13

poland romania and bulgaria already had communism forced upon them and truman believed in the domino theory

Question 14

why might some governments not be able to combat communists

Answer 14

they were too poor to combat the revolutions

Question 15

what 4 things were set out in the truman doctrine

Answer 15

no more countries were allowed to become communist
communism was bad because it meant people could not be free
the usa must contain communism
the usa gov should provide military to stop communist takeovers in other countries

Question 16

explain the containment policy consequence of the TD

Answer 16

the usa now was determined to stop communism through military aid, economic aid, or diplomatic means
the policy influenced us actions such as alliances military strategies and foreign aid

Question 17

explain the consquence of the usa being involved in more international affairs of the TD

Answer 17

prior to the doctrine the usa was not involved in international matters as much but had let them realise the importance of the usa’s influence in foreign affairs creating alliances such as nato and military conflicts like vietnam war

Question 18

how was the marshall plan and military economic aid a consequence of the TD

Answer 18

a consqequence was that the usa implemented aid programs to strengthen countries against communist revolutions such as the marshall plan and military aid to greece and turkey

Question 19

how was the consquence of europe becoming divided by the TD

Answer 19

europe became divided into two opposing sides, the west and the east, fuelling tension between the sv and usa, leading to pacts such as nato and warsaw later becoming created

Question 20

how was heigtened tensions a consqunce of the TD

Answer 20

the usa openly wanted to stop soviet expansion and set out a clear ideological difference between usa and sv, the rivalry increased and this led to wars and invasions, arms race and crisises as both sides were detemrined to defend their ideology and interests internationally

Question 21

what was the marshall plan offical name

Answer 21

european recovery plan

Question 22

how much money did the usa invest to rebuild europe

Answer 22

$13B

Question 23

why did truman introduce the marshall plan

Answer 23

he didnt want to commit the usa military in defending europe

Question 24

what did countries have to do to get rhe aid money

Answer 24

trade with the usa

Question 25

how many countries took the aid

Answer 25

16 including britain france and wg

Question 26

why did the sv critiscie the marshall plan

Answer 26

they felt it was an attack on them because it threatened communist control in e.europe

Question 27

conse: how did the MP lead to economic reconstruction

Answer 27

it provided crucial financial assistance to w.europe countries by rebuilding, reviving industries and stabilising economies after ww2, leading to economic growth

Question 28

conse:how did the MP lead to political stability

Answer 28

as it helped build economic recovery, it also helped to boost democracy and strengthen democratic, capitalist and pro west govs. it also helped counter communism and make capitalism appear more positive