1. What factors helped to cause the Cold War
What factors helped to cause the Cold War? Which was the MOST important and why?

2. The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan

3. Today we will
Understand what the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan were.
Look at how they are relevant to the start of the Cold War in 1946.

4. After Potsdam…the Iron Curtain Complete your own map with a key
Western Bloc
Eastern Bloc
The Problem: (click) Pro-Western Governments in Greece and Turkey were on the Verge of Collapse.
USSR wants Turkish Territory.
Soviets Support Communists in Greek Civil War.
BUT
Before WWII Great Britain Supported Greece and Turkey Militarily and Financially.
Winter Can No Longer Afford to Support the Greeks and Turks

5. What should the US do next?
The Fear
Greece and Turkey Would Fall to Soviet/Communist Influence.
Near East and North Africa Were Now at Risk.
What should the US do next?

6. Policy Announced March 12, 1947
The Truman Doctrine
Every nation must choose between different ways of life ...  We must help free peoples to work out their own destiny in their own way.
Bargaining over Territory is Out of the Question
Conflict is Democracy vs. Totalitarianism
Free Peoples vs. Oppressed
Soviet Union Must Change its Policy or its System Must Collapse.
Policy Announced March 12, 1947

7. The Truman Doctrine $ $400 Million in Aid to Greece and Turkey.
US Will Give Military and Financial Aid to Nations Fighting Communism.
Send General Marshall to assess the economic problems in Europe
Who was George Marshall?
Chief of the Army During WWII
Sec. of State Under Truman
Well Respected

8. Conditions in Europe
Economic Conditions were Bad in Europe After WWII.
Fear that Communism Could Spread in the poor Economic Conditions.
Helping Europe Recovery=Containing Communism
Click hyperlink on title in ppt to see level of destruction in Europe during WW2

9. European Recovery Act/Marshall Plan

10. European Recovery Program/Marshall Plan
Announced at Harvard on June 5, 1947.
Stops Communism by attacking poverty, hunger, despair.
$17 Billion = 100 Billion Today.
Not Straight Cash= Credits to Purchase goods.
Aid Offered to Stalin.
Why?

11. Is this picture useful in showing the idea of the Marshall plan?
Why?

12. Marshall Aid: Success or failure?
What was Truman’s aim in providing Marshall Aid to Europe?
Prevent the spread of communism
Create successful European economies to trade with
Task: Sort the cards into two piles
Evidence of success
Evidence of failure

13. Causes of the Cold War… Did Truman Provoke Stalin?
“We must help free peoples to work out their own destiny in their own way”.
Did Truman Provoke Stalin?

14. Task Time… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU_QQtPRhSU
Add the words from the glossary to the back of your jotter.
Look at Source A how is America justifying America’s actions? Reword Don’t copy from the source.
Look at Source B why is Russia angry at America? Reword, don’t copy from the source.
What is the difference between Cominform and Comecon?
Develop your notes – if you feel you can- using the information on the sheet.
Draw a biased (either Russian or American) cartoon showing the Marshall plan.

15. Answers
2) In Source A America is justifying her actions by saying that everyone should have the chance to choose how they live – they should be free to choose under a democracy. 3) In Source B Russia is angry at America because she thinks all this talk of democracy is just a way of hiding America’s desire to control more countries in Europe. 4) Cominform was the organisation of all communist parties in Europe so Stalin could control them. Comecon was the economic union of Communist countries in Eastern Europe- so Russia could trade with them.

16. Plenary What does this picture show? Is it biased?
How is it relevant to the Cold War?

17. Ticket Out the Door
What was the goal of the Marshall Plan? What two countries were helped by the Truman Doctrine?
Answer the following on your post it note.