Unit 8 Quick Check #1 (Cold War & Containment Policies)

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This was the basis for many U.S. foreign policy decisions during the Cold War and refers to the determination to stop the spread of communism.

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containment

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Stated that the United States would supply any nation with economic and military aid to prevent its falling under the Soviet sphere of influence.

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Truman Doctrine

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After WWII, the US implemented what was known as the Marshall Plan. The purpose of this plan was to: Provide European nations with the money they needed to rebuild after WWII in order to prevent the spread of communist ideas.

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Provide European nations with the money they needed to rebuild after WWII in order to prevent the spread of communist ideas.

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Formed by the United States with many of the noncommunist nations in Europe to halt the spread of communism to Western Europe from the Soviet-controlled nations of Eastern Europe.

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

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Created by the Soviet Union; an alliance of the communist nations it controlled in Eastern Europe.

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Warsaw Pact