Origins of the Cold War
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This document discusses the origins and key events of the early Cold War between the United States and Soviet Union. It covers Winston Churchill coining the term "Iron Curtain" in 1946 to describe the boundary between western and eastern Europe. It also outlines President Truman establishing the Truman Doctrine in 1947 to provide aid to countries resisting communism, and the Marshall Plan that same year that gave $20 billion in aid to help rebuild Western Europe. Finally, it mentions the formation of NATO in 1949 and the Warsaw Pact in 1955 as military alliances that solidified the division between the capitalist and communist blocs during the Cold War.
Origins of the Cold War
- 1. The Origins of the Cold War
- 2. 2 The Iron Curtain Winston Churchill gave the Iron Curtain speech in 1946 Map of the Iron Curtain
- 3. 3 The Truman Doctrine, 1947 President Truman outlined the Truman Doctrine to a joint session of Congress in March of 1947
- 4. 4 The Marshall Plan, 1947 A map showing how the plans $20B was distributed by country Photo shows a delivery of wheat from the U.S. being unloaded in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 5. 5 NATO Treaty, 1949. Warsaw Pact, 1955.
- 6. Central Historical Question Who started the Cold War?
- 7. Central Historical Question Who started the Cold War?