X.1b Padlet Containment by

The Truman Doctrine

martinja33_2 — 2025-05-23 13:38:33 UTC

Event Name: The Truman Doctrine
Date:March 12, 1947
What happened: So, Ruman asked the whole Congress for a lot of money to help Greece and Turkey fight off the communism.
Explanation of how this is an example of containment: It showed the whole U.S. that they would step in to stop the communism from spreading everywhere.

The Marshall Plan

martinja33_2 — 2025-05-23 13:42:19 UTC

Event Name: Marshall Plan
Date: 1948
What happened: So, the U.S. gave over $12 billion around there, to help rebuild the whole European countries after WWII because they needed it.
Explanation of how this is an example of containment: So, it stopped the communism from spreading everywhere by helping the countries stay really strong and stable.

The Berlin Airlift

martinja33_2 — 2025-05-23 13:45:09 UTC

Event Name: Berlin Airlift
Date: It was from 1948–1949
What happened: So, the whole U.S. and allies flew a lot of supplies into the West Berlin after the Soviets blocked it from getting supplies.
Explanation of how this is an example of containment: t: So, it stopped the whole spread of communism without any fighting.

NATO

martinja33_2 — 2025-05-23 13:48:18 UTC

Event Name: NATO
Date: 1949
What happened: SO, the whole U.S. and allies both teamed up to protect each other from the other ones.
Explanation of how this is an example of containment: This really helped block the spread of the communism.