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President Truman States
President Truman warned his secretary of state, "Another war is in the making" -
Stalin
Stalin stated pubicly that he believed between the East and West was Bound to happen in the future. -
Truman Doctrine
Soviet-Backed Communists were threatening governments of Greece and Turkey. President Truman used the Opportunity to announce what became known as the Truman Doctrine -
Marshall Plan
The U.S launched a massive economic program of economic aid. The Marshall Plan -
Berlin Airlift
The Soviets blocked off all land,rail and water routes into West Berlin. The Berlin Airlift was a extreme effort to supply West Britain by air. -
North Koreans Attack
North Koreans attacked South Koreans In 1950 June -
War Settled
During 1951 the war settled into a stalemate. The batlle lines lay just about where they had been before North Koreas Initial invasion -
Cold War Ends In Korea
Both sides agreed to an armistice. After three years of fighting and some 4 million casualties, the Korean War was over. North Korea remained a communist state, and South Korea was an ally of the West -
Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Union and the Communists nations of Eastern Europe formed their own Alliance -
NATO Was Created
NATO was designed to counter Soviet power in Europe.
