Title: The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan (article) | Khan Academy
Headings: Start of the Cold War - The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan
Start of the Cold War - The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan
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The Truman Doctrine
The Marshall Plan
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Start of the Cold War - The Yalta Conference and containment

Content: With this step, the United States signaled that its role on the world stage would not conclude after World War II, ending a century and a half of isolationist foreign policy in America. During Truman's presidency, the Truman Doctrine would result in another conflict in Asia, this time in Korea, as the US government attempted to prevent the unification of Korea under a communist government. Truman's policy would continue to drive American interventions through the 1980s. [Read Truman's address to Congress]
The Marshall Plan
One of the most pressing problems in the immediate aftermath of World War II was the reconstruction of Europe. The war left a swath of destruction that crippled infrastructure and led to massive food shortages in the winter of 1946-1947. The US government feared that a hungry, devastated Europe might turn to communism (as China would do in 1949). To stabilize the European economy, US Secretary of State George C. Marshall proposed a plan to provide Europe with $13 billion in economic aid. The Marshall Plan proved enormously successful, helping to rehabilitate European nations that accepted the aid. It also provided a boost to the American economy, since Marshall Plan funds were used to purchase American goods. What do you think?