Important events

  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine
    President Harry Truman said in a speech that they would support Greece and Turkey in economic and military aid
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan
    This helped to aid Europe after World War 2. The united states helped their economy in order to contain communism from spreading.
  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift
    The berlin airlift was to force the western powers to allow the soviets to transport food, aid, and coal giving them control over the entire city. In response to the soviets the western allies to carry suppliies to the west of berlin
  • The Korean War

    The Korean War
    The korean war was between North Korea with the Soviet Union And the United States with the South Korea. This lasted about 3 yrs, the united states wanted to stop communism from spreading and believed in the domino theory would happen.
  • The Space Race

    The Space Race
    The space race was between the soviet union and the united states. It was basically who would go to space first.