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Tension worsened by the Soviet failure to remove troops from northern Iran, which the Soviet Union had occupied during the war. In January of 1946 President Truman warned his secretary of state, " Another war in the making."
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In Febuary of 1946 Stalin made a shocking public statement. He believed war between the East & West was bound to happen in the future.
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The next month after that shocking statement went public former British leader Winston Churchill gave a speech in the United States. He used the image of an iron curtain to describe the sharp division of Europe that was the result of The Soviets actions.
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The Truman Doctrine was a policy established by the United States. The policy got its name from the United States president Harry Truman.
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The Marshall Plan was America's way to aid Europe and Asia. The United States gave $13 billion dollars in economic support to help build European economies after the war.
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The blockade started by Soviet guards halting all passenger trains and traffic to Berlin. The Soviet Union then took it a step further and cut off food and water connections.
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Since the Soviet Union started the Berlin Blockade cutting of food and supply Berlin had no way to get food and water. On June 34 British 32 C-47's lifted off for Berlin hauling 80 tons of cargo,including milk, flour, and medicine. The airlift was expected to last 3 weeks.
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NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This treaty was created by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations. The purpose of the treaaty was to provide security against the Soviet Union
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As the communist bloc was weakining sp was there control. On Nov 9, !989 East German government official Günter Schabowski stated, "Permanent relocations can be done through all border checkpoints between the GDR (East Germany) into the FRG (West Germany) or West Berlin." Border guards were finally letting people cross it was a joyous moment people were hugging, kissing , singing, and dancing.
People started chipping away at the wall with hammers until it eventually was knocked down.
