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Cold War develops… Aim: To understand how USA used financial aid to fight Communism in post-war Europe (Marshall Plan) Imagine you were reading this at the breakfast table, have a conversation with your neighbour, what might have been said? How does this headline make you feel? What is it trying to say?

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ColdWardevelops… Aim: TounderstandhowUSAusedfinancialaidtofightCommunisminpost-warEurope(MarshallPlan)

Imagineyouwerereadingthisatthebreakfasttable,haveaconversationwithyourneighbour,whatmighthavebeensaid?Howdoesthisheadlinemakeyoufeel?Whatisittryingtosay?

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BeforeWW2 AfterWW2Isolationism:

USpolicybeforeWW2wasIsolationism,basicallystayingoutofothercountriesaffairs,especiallyEurope’sasitis“so

faraway”anyway!

Containment:

USpolicyafterWW2wasContainment(limitingthe

spreadofsomething),basicallystoppingthespreadof

Communismoutsideasmallnumberofcountries

Keyterms:

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WhatwastheimpactoftheTrumanDoctrine?

Kennan’s’LongTelegram’confirmedTruman’sworstfears

Stalinintended tospreadCommunismacrossEurope

Truman’smilitaryadvisorstoldTrumantheSovietsweren'tstrongenoughtofighttheUSA.Trumansaidtheydidn'tneedtofighttoincreasetheirterritoriesandpower.

WhatwouldyoudoifyouwereTrumanatthisstage?

Whatcanyouseehere,andwhymightthishelpStalinout?

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PostwardamageinEurope

• ManyEuropeancountrieswereinruins• Homes,factories,infrastructure(roads,railways)• Povertyincreaseswithangeranddesperation

Communismisactuallyquiteattractiverightnow,thewealthof

therichwillberedistributed(shared)tohelpusall,notjustthe

fewatthetop!

IseewhatStalinisofferingus!

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So,yousee,Stalindoesn'tneedtogotowar,hehasaperfectscenario,the

peoplearealreadydiscontented,hejustneedstoslightlyinfluencethemand

theyfalltotheevilRed!

Whenyouputitlikethat!

So,whatcanwedoaboutthisthen?

WhatisTruman’sproblem?

Thebottomlineis,warisnotanoption,sotheSovietsandCommunismMUSTbe

contained(Containment)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyoviiavusk

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TrumanDoctrine12March1947

TrumanhopedthewealthiercountriesofEuropecouldinfluenceandsupportpostwarEuropeandshowtheCapitalismwasgoodandmakeCommunismseemlessattractive,butBritainandFrancewerenearlybankrupt

Chainofevents:

RevolutionsinGreeceandTurkey,supportedbyCommunists

BritainannounceditcouldnolongersupporttheGreeksagainstCommunistguerrillas12March1947

TrumandecidedenoughwasenoughanditwastimetheUSAtookaction

Hint:RememberthenarrativeQ,whatconnectivescouldyouusehere?

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TrumanDoctrine12March1947

Therearetwowaysoflifewhicheverynationmustchoose.Thefirst

wayoffersMAJORITYruleandfreedomfrompoliticaloppression.

ThesecondisforthewilloftheMINORITYtobeforceduponit’s

majority– Communism!

It’ssimple,itschoosingGoodorEvil.TheevilofCommunismshouldnotbeallowedtogrow,weare

preparedtosendtroopsandaidtosupportthosefightingtoresistit!

SummariseintoyourownwordswhatTrumanissayinghere.

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TrumanDoctrine12March1947

Thesecondwayoflifereliesuponterrorandoppression,acontrolledpressandradio;fixedelections,and

thesuppressionofpersonalfreedoms.

Ibelievethatourhelpshouldbeprimarilythrougheconomicandfinancialaidwhichisessentialtoeconomicstabilityandorderly

politicalprocesses.

ItisourDUTYtointerferehere.

Whatelseishesaying?

WhatisheaskingCongresstoallow?

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TrumanDoctrine12March1947

TrumanannouncedhewouldsendaneconomicaidpackagetoGreece&Turkey.TheUSAwouldprovideAmericancivilianandmilitarypersonneltotheregionandgive$400millioninaid

WhydoyouthinkUSAcanaffordthis?

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ARussiancartoonaboutAmericaninvolvementinGreece.

Whatisthissourcesmessage?

This‘Americanduty’isjustasmokescreenforaplanofexpansion...Theytrytotake

controlofGreecebyshoutingabout‘totalitarianism’.

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MarshallPlanJune1947

FightingCommunismwith

financialaid

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MarshallPlan June1947InJune1947,theAmericangeneralGeorgeMarshallwenttoEurope.Hesaid every countryinEuropewassopoorthatitwasindangerofturningCommunist!Europewas‘abreedinggroundofhate’.MarshallsaidthatAmericashouldgive$17billionofaidtogetEurope’seconomygoingandstopCommunism.

MarshallsaidthatitwasuptothecountriesofEuropetodecidewhattheyneeded.InJuly1947,ledbyBritainandFrance,thecountriesofwesternEuropemetinParis,andaskedforsubstantialeconomicaid.

Ourpolicyisdirectednotagainstanycountryordoctrinebutagainsthunger,poverty,desperationandchaos.Itspurposeshouldbetherevivalofaworkingeconomyintheworldsoastopermittheemergence

ofpoliticalandsocialconditionsinwhichfreeinstitutionscanexist.

HowmightthisspeechhavebeenacceptedbyWesternEuropeandStalin?

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Stickyoursourceinandannotateit

WhatisthemessageofthisUSsource?

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TrumanDoctrineEffective?• CongressdidnotwanttopasstheMarshallPlan.

• InFeb1948theCommuniststookoverCzechoslovakia– Congresswasscared andvotedforthePlaninMarch1948.

• MarshallaidwasopentoallEuropeancountries,includingtheSoviet‘satellite’states.16nationsaskedforhelpincludingUKandGermany.

• By1950,industrialproductioninW.Europehadincreasedby25%.

• IndustrialunrestinFranceandItalyendedandcommunistinterestdecreased.

• Between1948and1952,$12.7Billionhadbeenprovidedaddedto$13Billionbeforetheplanevenstarted!

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TrumanDoctrineEffective?Impactwasenormousalthoughittookuntilthe1950sforthefulleffectstobeseen.Britishforeignsecretary(ErnestBevin)calledit“alifelinetosinkingmen,givinghopewheretherewasnone”.

Othertypesofaid,notjustmoney

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v3SqCxcSug

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SovietResponse:

GMMalenkov,aSovietpolitician,speakingin1947abouttheMarshallPlan.“TherulinggangofAmericanimperialistshastakenthepathofopenexpansion,of

enslavingweakenedcapitalistcountries.IthashatchednewwarplansagainsttheSovietUnion.ImitatingHitler,thenew

aggressorsareusingblackmail.”

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SovietResponse:

LikeI’vesaidallalong,thisTrumanDoctrineandMarshallAidisprooftheyaretryingtoinfluenceanddominatetheworld.

SurelythisisunderminingtheUnitedNationsthatweagreedonatTehran,it’smeantobetheUN,allofusworkingtogether,notthedutyoftheUSAtoprotecttheworld.

TheyaresimplyusingeconomicpowertodivideEuropeintwowithanAmericanEmpiretothewest!Dollarimperialismthisis!Itisadisgrace!

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SovietResponse:

• StalinforcedhissovietsatellitestowithdrawapplicationforMarshallPlanfundingthereforestoppingUSAinfluencingEasternEurope.

• SetupCOMINFORM in1947andCOMECON in1949tocountertheMarshallPlanforhissatellitestatesandCommunistsupportingcountries.

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COMINFORM1947CommunistInformationBureau

• PoliticalorganisationsetupbyStalin22ndSeptember1947

• 9Members(SovietUnion,CommunistpartiesofBulgaria,Czechoslovakia,Hungary,Poland,Romania,Yugoslavia,FranceandItaly.

• YugoslavCommunistsledbyTitowasstrongestsupport.

• MemberswereencouragedtotradewithotherCominform membersandcontactwithnon-communistswasdiscouraged.

• FirstmeetingsawPropagandabeingspreadcomparingUSAtoNaziGermany

• TensionssoongrewbetweenYugoslaviaandSovietUnionandTitowasexpelledfromCominform.

StalincoulddirectandcontrolthegovernmentsofthesatellitestateswithCominform.Theywouldnotonlyfollow

communismbuttakeordersfromMoscow.

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COMECON1949CouncilforMutualEconomicAssistance

• Setup25January1949,2yearsaftertheMarshallPlanasannounced.

• Memberswere:SovietUnion,Bulgaria,Czecholsovakia,Hungary,Poland,RomaniaandEastGermany.Albaniajoinedin1950.

• Supportedeconomicdevelopmentsinitsmemberstates,initiallyarrangingtradeandcreditagreements.

• 1953sawComecon beingusedtoorganiseindustrialplanningacrossallsatellitestates- NationalisedindustryandCollectivisedagriculture.

• TradewithUSA&WesternEuropewasdiscouraged.

AlternativetoMarshallAidforCommunistcountries,soStalincouldthencontroland

influencetheEast.

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Impactoninternationalrelations:• Anylingeringbelieftherewasstillthe‘GrandAlliance’

wasgoneasUSAhadsetitselfupdirectlyagainstStalinandinvitedothernationstojointhemagainstCommunism.

• Stalin’ssuspicionswerereinforced,hewasnowsuretheUSAweretryingtocrushtheSovietUnion.

• MarshallPlansuccessfullytiedWesternEuropetoUSA,Comecon tiedEasternEuropetoSovietUnion;therewasnowtwoeconomicandpoliticalcamps.

• Stalin’ssettingupofComecon andCominform ledtothecreationofNATO…

• …WhichinturnledtothecreationoftheSovietequivalent,theWarsawPact.

• EuropewasnowanintenseEastVs.Westrivalrybetweencountriestryingtowindiplomaticandpoliticalvictoriesovertheiropponents.

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TheRussiannewspaperIzvestia,March1947.

This‘Americanduty’isjustasmokescreenforaplanofexpansion...TheytrytotakecontrolofGreecebyshoutingabout‘totalitarianism’.GMMalenkov,aSovietpolitician,speaking

in1947abouttheMarshallPlan.“TherulinggangofAmericanimperialistshastakenthepathofopenexpansion,ofenslavingweakenedcapitalistcountries.IthashatchednewwarplansagainsttheSovietUnion.ImitatingHitler,thenew

aggressorsareusingblackmail.”

Describetheeventsof1947-49asthoughyouwereacommunist.

PresidentTruman,speakinginMarch1947.

Everynationmustchoosebetweendifferentwaysoflife...Wemusthelpfreepeoplestoworkouttheirowndestinyintheirownway.

Describetheeventsof1947-49asthoughyouwereAmerican

HomeworkUsingyournotesandwww.stchistory.com