Containment and the Marshall Plan

U.S. foreign policy that focused on stopping the spread of communism.

• Berlin Wall

• Communism

• Containment

• Cold War

The Marshall Plan -

• proposed that the United States provide economic assistance to post-World War 2 Europe and also prevent the spread of communism

• guaranteed American factories a supply of cheap raw materials.

• encouraged Soviet withdrawal from the United Nations.

• Created disagreements between western European nations

When was the official Marshall Plan proposed?

• 1947

• 1955

• 1952

• 1945

What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To rebuild European economies after World War II

• To establish a new currency in Europe

• To create a military alliance against the Soviet Union

• To spread communism in Eastern Europe

Which foreign policy promised to aid countries resisting Communist takeover?

• Marshall Plan

• Iron Curtain

• Truman Doctrine

• Massive Retaliation

Which foreign policy aimed at preventing Communism from spreading?

• Containment

• NATO

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Berlin Airlift

Truman had the policy of __________ toward Communism

• Appeasement

• Containment

• Expansion

• Eradication

What was the name of America's foreign economic recovery strategy for Europe?

• Molotov Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Containment Plan

What were the Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine intended to do?

• prevent a nuclear arms race

• halt the spread of communism

• help Asian countries recover from war

• support former European colonies

Which U.S. policy aimed to prevent the spread of communism during the Cold War?

• Marshall Plan

• Containment

• Isolationism

• Detente