Cold War

The cold war started during Harry S. Truman's presidency. Tension starts to mound while Stalin demands for territory, there were goals of spreading democracy. The U.S industry boomed during war. Soviets start to tighten grip on Eastern front because they needed communist countries. Truman began a new Foreign Policy which was containment. Soviets were now a big threat to the U.S. Superpowers tried to spread influence all over. The Marshall Plan was a plan to give struggling nations 12.5 billion dollars to try and keep away communists. Superpowers struggle over Germany, German unification was a major issue. The Berlin Airlift took place after the Soviet Union claimed of holding West Berlin Hostage. Before the United States and Great Brittan there was no food or fuel. The only way that West Berlin survived was because of the Berlin Airlift. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO) increase in fear of Soviet control. The cold war ends during Eisenhower's Presidency and ends U.S. isolationism.