2. Post War Recovery Review

3. President Truman believed the USSR… stood for a way of life that denied individual freedoms was destroying the possibility of Democracy in Eastern Europe aimed to undermine the West and spread Communism worldwide

4. General Secretary Stalin believed… Capitalism was evil and was in direct opposition to the freedom offered by Communism The worldwide expansion of American business and trade after the War was an attempt to dominate the world with Capitalism and undermine Communism The USA would use the threat of the atomic bomb to enforce its will worldwide

5. The Truman Doctrine: March 1947 / What did it say? / Why was the policy made? / What were the consequences? / What did it say? / Why was the policy made? / What were the consequences?

6. The Marshall Plan: June 1947 / What was it? / What did it aim to achieve? / What were its consequences? / What was it? / What did it aim to achieve? / What were its consequences?

7. QUESTIONS 1. Why did Truman see the USSR as a threat to Western interests in 1947? 2. How far were his fears justified? 3. What immediate impact did the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan have on superpower relations? 1. Why did Truman see the USSR as a threat to Western interests in 1947? 2. How far were his fears justified? 3. What immediate impact did the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan have on superpower relations?