Containment

Question 1

the iron cutrain

Answer 1

• two parts of europe
• eastern: soviet control
• western: france, britain, US control
• coined by Churchill

Question 2

truman doctrine

Answer 2

• $400 million in aid

- greece and turkey

Question 3

marshall plan

Answer 3

• any nation in europe can apply for aid to help with war recovery
• countries who accept the aid, will allow US influence
• $12.5 billion in aid goes into nations in europe
• US influence spreads into europe

Question 4

nato

Answer 4

• north atlantic treaty organization
• US and its friends form an alliance
• contain the spread of communism in the world

Question 5

remember this…

Answer 5

• if you “contain” a disease, you keep if from spreading to other parts of the body. same idea with communism. stop it from spreading to other parts of the world

Question 6

US adopted a policy to contain

Answer 6

communism