Cold War - The Marshall Plan and The Truman Doctrine

The Marshall Plan

• This plan promised American aid to European countries to help rebuild their economies - West Germany benefited massively.
• $13 billion dollars in aid.
• The USA was worried that if Western Europe remained weak it might be vulnerable to communism.

The Turman Doctrine

• The USA would support any nation threatened by a Communist takeover.
• For example the USA gave $400 million of aid to Turkey and Greece to stop Communism spreading.
• A civil war had started in Greece 1946 between the pro-Western Government and Communists - Truman wanted to give the goverment all the help he could.