Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan

What title best fits this timeline of events?

• Effects of the Marshall Plan

• Developments of the early Cold War

• Impacts of the Manhattan Project

• Causes of the Cuban Missile Crisis

After WWII, most of the power in the world was split between which two countries?

• U.S. & Great Britain

• China & U.S.

• U.S. & Soviet Union

• U.S. & Canada

What was known as Truman Doctrine?

• The USA will send troops to crush any communist rebellion

• The USA will give loans to any country that want to fight against communism

• The USA was prepared to use diplomatic relations to solve international disputes

• The USA was prepared to send money, equipment and advice to any country which was threatened by communist take over.

What was known as the Marshall Plan?

In December 1947, Truman put his plan to the Congress. The amount of money necessary to rebuild Europe was ...

• 17 billion

• 34 billion

• 20 million

• 100 million

What event changed American Congress's attitude about the Marshall Plan?

• the Communist in Greece took control of the government

• the election of the new American President, Eisenhower

• the Soviets sent troops to Czechoslovakia to invade the country and transform it in another satellite state

• the Communists in the Czechoslovakia government purged the Anti-Soviet leaders and killed one pro-America minister

Marshall, referring to the plan said: "Our policy is directed against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos" Explain the meaning of this statement.

Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Warsaw Pact

• Domino Theory

Which foreign policy promised to aid countries resisting Communist takeover?

• Marshall Plan

• Iron Curtain

• Truman Doctrine

• Massive Retaliation

it showed that America, the

most powerful democratic country, was

prepared to resist the spread of

communism throughout the world.

• Truman- MacArthur controversy

• The Truman Doctrine

• Truman plan