Cold+War+FL

= Truman Doctrine & Marshall Plan =

The Truman Doctrine was a policy created by Harry S. Truman in 1947. Its goal was to aid "free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures." or in other words prevent uprisings in countries. The Marshall Plan was a program proposed by Secretary of State George C. Marshall in June 1947. It would give European nations American aid to help rebuild their economies.

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= NATO vs. WARSAW = The North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO is a military alliance created in 1949 and is composed of the US, Canada, Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, the Netherlands, Norway, Luxembourg, and Iceland. The members all agree to come to the aid of any member who is attacked. The Warsaw Pact is the equivalent of NATO in Eastern Europe and was created six years after NATO.