Chapter 26-History

Yalta Conference

U.S., Britain and the USSR met at the end of WWII to create the United Nations, reorganize Europe, divided Germany into 4 occupied zones

Potsdam Conference

After the war meeting where the U.S>. and USSR began not getting a long

Containment Policy

Trying to stop the spread of Communism into other countries

Truman Doctrine

America gave millions of dollars to Turkey and Greece to help defeat Communist rebel and not allow those countries fall to Communism. This was a policy of containment

Marshall Plan

Aid to Western Europe would rebuild their economies. This would help resist Communism

Berlin Airlift

The Soviet Union Blocked Berlin under the Western control. In response, the Western Allies carried supplies to the people of Western Berlin

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 10 countries including the U.S. formed a group of collective security

WARSAW

The Soviet Union responded by creating their own group of Communist countries

Korean & Vietnam War

Wars fought over the containment of Communism