1947
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- Created on: 12-03-15 10:17
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- 1947
- Winston Churchill made the Fulton Speech on 5th March. Told how bad Communists were
- February 1947 - British told President Truman they could not afford to keep soldiers in Greece and could not send aid to Turkey
- 12th March - President Truman made a speech to Congress - Truman Doctrine - says America will help - significant as after every other war they've gone back to isolation - USA's policy became that of containment
- Europe 1947: Severe economic crisis following bad harvest in 1946. In France & Italy this led to support for Communism groups. Fear was growing that Europe may turn Communist. Stalin had troops in Eastern Europe
- The Marshall Plan - $17 billion. Offered aid to countries who made an acceptable application. Even USSR could apply
- Stalin responded with Cominform - a Communist version
- Helena McHugh
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