truman doctrine and marshall plan Flashcards
what was the iron curtain
where churchill made a speech saying the ussr was to blame for the division of europe
when was the iron curtain
march 1946
how did stalin feel due to the iron curtain
he felt provoked
what is the domino theory
that all countries will fall one by one due to communism
why might greece have been a problem for the usa
at yalta it was agreed the uk would have influence in greece
what was the uk’s role in the greek civil war
the uk was helping the king against communists
how many soldiers did the uk have in greece
40K
why did the uk give greece and turkey money
to stop the communists
what happened in terms of money for the uk in 1947
they had no more money to support greece and turkey
what did the uk’s halt of financial support lead to in 1947
the truman doctrine
why was communism attractive to people in europe
europe suffered after the war and people had no money, communism ensured they had enough
why could the europeans be easily influenced by the soviets
the soviets saved many eastern europe countries from nazi rule
why was truman scared countries could have communism forced upon them
poland romania and bulgaria already had communism forced upon them and truman believed in the domino theory
why might some governments not be able to combat communists
they were too poor to combat the revolutions
what 4 things were set out in the truman doctrine
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
explain the containment policy consequence of the TD
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
explain the consquence of the usa being involved in more international affairs of the TD
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
how was the marshall plan and military economic aid a consequence of the TD
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
how was the consquence of europe becoming divided by the TD
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
how was heigtened tensions a consqunce of the TD
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
what was the marshall plan offical name
european recovery plan
how much money did the usa invest to rebuild europe
$13B
why did truman introduce the marshall plan
he didnt want to commit the usa military in defending europe
what did countries have to do to get rhe aid money
trade with the usa
how many countries took the aid
16 including britain france and wg
why did the sv critiscie the marshall plan
they felt it was an attack on them because it threatened communist control in e.europe
conse: how did the MP lead to economic reconstruction
it provided crucial financial assistance to w.europe countries by rebuilding, reviving industries and stabilising economies after ww2, leading to economic growth
conse:how did the MP lead to political stability
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
