The Truman Doctrine: Causes Effect And/Or Outcome

Topic Brief Description Causes Effect and/or Outcome

Truman Doctrine The Truman Doctrine started by President Truman, who believed that the United States should support free nations whose governments were resisting being overthrown by armed minorities or outside pressures. The cause is that the 1947, the Soviets seemed on the verge of supporting communist uprisings in Greece and Turkey. Truman asked Congress to supply aid to both countries and declared that the policy of the United States should be to support free peoples who were resisting attempted subjugation. The outcome is that the policy of containment led the United States to support noncommunist governments in many parts of the world.

Marshall Plan The Marshall Plan is The European Recovery Program. It was a massive effort by the United States to help rebuild Europe after World War II. The cause is that the Western world leaders feared that the harsh economic conditions in war-torn Europe would give rise to extremist forces, as had happened after World War I. The Marshall Plan's

The cause of the Berlin airlift is Berlin, the capital city, was also divided into Soviet-controlled East Berlin and western-allied West Berlin. Berlin, however, was located more than 100 miles inside East Germany, and the Soviets wanted to gain control of the western section of the city. In June 1948, Stalin ordered a blockade of West Berlin in an attempt to drive out the Western nations. Without supplies, West Berlin's people faced starvation. The outcome of the Berlin Airlift is that Britain and the United States organized a massive airlift of food and supplies to West Berlin. At the height of the blockade, a plane touched down in the city every few minutes. Because of the difficult flying conditions, 73 Allied airmen lost their lives. But in May 1949, Stalin lifted the