 starter activity
Stick a statement describing how Communism was established in Eastern
Europe on the correct country on the map
How far was Truman
responsible for increasing
Cold War tensions?
 LOs
Judge the impact of Truman’s character on Cold
War relations
Identify reasons for Truman Doctrine & Marshall
Aid
Read about Truman’s life. Highlight in red evidence suggesting he
was a ‘confrontationalist’ and in green that he was a conciliator.
How much did Truman and Churchill
have in common?
 Your task
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What led Truman to introduce the ‘Truman
Doctrine’? Read p.26-7 and takes notes.
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Truman Doctrine
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Kennan’s ‘Long Telegram’, recommending firm
action against Soviet expansion (1946)
Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech (1946)
Civil war between monarchists & communists
GB govt unable to continue military &
economic aid
‘Iron Fist’ & containment of spread of
communism
Dresden, 1945. How can this source be used to
show why the USA took an interest in European
affairs after WWII?
 Your task
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Read p.26-7 and notes the reasons why General
Marshall introduced his Aid Plan.
Note down how the USSR responded to it
George Marshall, US Sec of State, 1947
Marshall Aid
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Need for economic recovery after WWII
‘The most unselfish act in history’ (Churchill)
Market for US goods
Avoid global recession
Fear of Europe becoming ‘breeding grown’ for
communism
Map showing
amount of aid
received by
European countries
Soviet reaction
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Dollar imperialism
Eastern European
countries pressurised to
refuse
Cominform (1947)
Comecon (1949)
 Plenary
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What evidence is there to suggest Truman was
personally responsible for raising Cold War
tensions?
Explain the meaning of these terms: ‘Iron Fist’,
containment, dollar imperialism, cominform,
comecon
Extension: Was the Marshall Aid plan really
‘the most unselfish act in history’?
 Homework
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Prepare for a slip test on chapters 1 & part of 2
of your text book (p.1-29). Threshold 50%
Complete the source investigation to extend
your knowledge and reading about the Truman
Doctrine using ‘Cold War: History at Source’,
p.14-17.
 Extension
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Produce a factoid on George C Marshall, author
of the European Recovery Programme.
Research Marshall’s personal life as well as the
aims and beneficiaries of the plan.