Who did Truman appoint to be the US ambassador to the Soviet union.? | Averell Harriman, he didn't trust the soviet leadership and caused the Lend-Lease to end in may 1945. |
What did Stalin know about the US bomb? | HE already knew becuase there were russian spies inside the manhattan project pasing information. The bomb threat did not make him more flexible over Eastern Europe. |
Why do some people think that Truman dropped the atomic bomb on Japan? | August 1945,
Wanted to show the power the USA had possessed to Stalin. |
What was happening in Greece and Turkey in 1947? | They were under threat to turn communist and Britain could no longer intervene with the problem |
What was teh Turman doctrine? | US would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic states under threat |
When did they use the Turman Doctrine? | In Turkey and GReece, sent 400 million dollars as aid to the communist threat |
When was the truman doctrine established? | 12th March 1947 |
What was the Marshall plan? | It was a european recovary progame that allowed the USA to send out money to help countries to prevent the growth of communism in countires. |
How much money was invested in the Marshall plan? | 13.3 billion |
What was cominform? | A response to the Marshall plan, it was propaganda to encouge communist solidarity in eastern countries and it allowed the communist countries to coordinate their activites. |
Why was cominform made? | It was made becuase the marshall plan was seen as a threat to communism |