History 1401E Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Nato, Warsaw Pact, Truman Doctrine
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The beginning of the cold war and the division of europe. Truman doctrine (march 1947): the us will aid countries threatened by communism. Marshall plan (june 1947): billion in economic aid for war-torn europe. June 1948: soviets close all surface traffic to western zones of berlin. 1. 6 million tons of food for 320 days. Benelux: belgium, netherlands, luxembourg + france, germany, italy. Stagflation : economic standstill which typically leads people to turn against an other (usually a minority) New generation which, instead of turning against the other , turned against the ideals of their parents and the previous generations. Rock and roll came up, driven by the new generation and the emerging influence they have. Were extremely male-dominated, women were either not allowed to participate or held extremely minor roles. Led them into rallying for women"s rights as they began to accuse the student leaders as being hypocrites. Came out of the student protests which were male dominated.