HIST 1112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Nato, Mao Zedong, Warsaw Pact
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Yes, russia lost a majority of their people: winston churchill"s iron curtain speech, soviet union explodes their own atomic bomb, julius and ethel rosenberg. Accused of espionage: containment policy of george kennan. Wanting to resist further soviet expansion to any other country. Truman doctrine: america will aid you as long as you resist communism, usa pledges support to greece and turkey. Marshall plan: usa pledges economic aid to any european state (even ussr, wanted to stop the seeds of communism, this would tie europe to the american economy as well. Division of germany: democratic west vs. communist east, berlin blockade. Cuts off the power making really hot summers and really cold winters: us and british airlift. Drops off basic supplies to west berlin. Alliance systems: north atlantic treaty organization (nato) Attack on one is an attack on all : warsaw pact. He will be successful and china will become a communist nation.
