Cold War Timeline

  • Containment Policy

    Containment Policy
    George F. Kennon foregein service officer, formulated the policy of 'contaiment' the basic united States strategy.A milkitary strategy to stop the expansion ofan enemy. it was best known as the Cold War Policy of the United States and its allies to prvent the spread of communism aboard. Took place in Eastern Europe on Feb 1945
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan
    George c. MArshall whom announced the Marshall Plan in a commencement speech. On June 5, 1947 at Harvard University. An american initiative to aid western Europe in which the united States gave $3 billion in economic support. The reason for this was to help rebuild Western Europe
  • Berlin Blockade and Airlift

    Force the western allied powers. The allied powers decided to unite there difference ocupation zone of germany. This event took place in Germany eastern Germany and Berlin. This event took place on May 12 1949. It took place so that the soviet union lifted the blockade.