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Cold War Playbook
NATO
Team
Captain
Goal
United States
Contain the Spread of Communism
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Marshall Plan
Plan for the US to rebuild
the economy of Western
Europe, while trying to
repel Communism
Gave $$$ to Western
Europe after WWII
Berlin Airlift
The Western Forces used
airplanes to fly into their
sections of Berlin and drop
off supplies, in attempt to
defeat the blockade
By April of 1949, more
supplies were coming in by
airplane than had previously
been shipped using trains
Topple Communist Allies
• If you can beat the Soviet
Union’s Communist allies,
then you have a better
chance at containing
Communism
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WARSAW PACT
Team
Captain
Soviet Union
Goal
Spread Communism
Everywhere
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Domino Theory
The United States’ idea that
if one region came under the
influence of Communism,
other surrounding countries
would follow
Berlin Blockade
The Soviets tried to block
the roads and railways that
the Western Forces (US,
Britain, and France) were
using to send supplies to
their sections of Berlin
Soviets did this to gain more
control over the city of
Berlin
Iron Curtain
Name, given by Winston
Churchill, of the division
between Eastern Europe
(Warsaw Pact-siding with
the Soviets) and Western
Europe (NATO-siding with
the US)
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