5. U.S. Focus After WWII
• War Against Communism
• Policy of Containment
1. Help the smaller countries resist
soviet/communist advances.
2. Wanted to stop the spread of communism
• Ex: Sending money, arms, and generals to South
Vietnam to fight against the Northern communists (Ho Chi
Minh)
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7. President Truman
• After WWII, Truman wanted to make sure
a communist country never had the
chance to cause as much damage as
Germany did in WWII.
• Asked congress for economic aid to
Turkey and Greece to support his new
Doctrine…
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9. The Truman Doctrine
• Dedicated to uplifting anticommunist regimes
around the world.
• Many US citizens did not want to US to continue
fighting Communism around the world
• Others did not want to interfere in other countries
affairs
• Congress, however, quickly approved $400 million
worth of aid
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11. Communism and Poverty
• After WWII not only were there communism
issues spreading throughout the world but
poverty as well.
• In Western Europe many of the cities were in
shambles. There was a shortage of jobs as
well as food.
• Main Question:
– How can the U.S. help?
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15. The Marshall Plan
• George Marshall was the U.S.
Secretary of State
• Wanted to help those in Western
Europe who are living without shelter,
jobs, and food.
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18. The Marshall Plan
• An assistance program to help rebuild
Western Europe.
– Would provide food and machinery
– 12.5 billion dollar program in 1948
– Any country left in shambles that was not
communist received aid from the U.S.
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21. 1948-195: Countries who received
aid from the Marshall Plan
• Great Britain
• France
• Italy
• West Germany
• Holland
• Austria
• Belgium
• Greece
• Denmark
• Norway
• Turkey
• Ireland
• Sweden
• Portugal
• Yugoslavia
• Iceland
• A Few More
