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The Creation of United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization created after WWII. 51 countries have committed to maintaining peace, security, and developing friendly relations among countries. -
Truman becomes President
Truman became the 33rd President of the United States following the death of President Franklin Roosevelt. After only being Vice- President for three months, he became president. -
Potsdam Conference
The conference was held in Potsdam, Germany to establish postwar. Along with this, it established peace treaty issues and countering the effects of the war. -
Establishing Containment as a Policy
The containment policy was a foreign policy that was followed by the United States during the Cold War. This policy stated that communism needed to be contained and isolated, or else it would spread to other countries. -
The Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was an American foreign policy, which had the purpose to contain the Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War. This policy implied American support for other nations thought to be threatened by the Soviets. -
The Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan, also known as the European Recovery Program, was a U.S. program that provided aid to Western Europe due to the damages of WWII. The Marshall plan provided for than $15 billion to help the rebuilding efforts on the European continent. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was one of the first major crises internationally of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' road, railway, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. -
The NATO Alliance
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 European and North American countries. Its purpose is to safeguard the freedom and security of all its members by both political and governmental means.
