U.S. Goals of the Cold War 1945
1. Stop the spread of Communism2. Spread/Promote Democracy3. Avoid World War III4. Limit American cost
Every U.S. President from 1945 to 1992 kept these goals in mind but used different policies.
Harry S. Truman
Containment
1. No appeasement2. Create alliances3. Provide $, weapons, and supplies4. Limited war- no WWIII
From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe. Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest and Sofia; all these famous cities and the populations around them lie in what I must call the Soviet sphere, and all are subject, in one form or another, not only to Soviet influence but to a very high and in some cases increasing measure of control from Moscow
Country 1950 Population (in thousands)
Total Marshall Plan Assistance ( dollars)
Austria 6,935 677.8 million
Belgium & Luxembourg 8,935 559.3 million
Denmark 4,271 273.0 million
France 41,829 2.72 Billion
Germany, West 49,986 1.4 Billion
Greece 7,566 706.7 Million
Iceland 143 29.3 million
Ireland 2,963 147.5 million
Italy 47,105 1.51 Billion
Netherlands 10,114 1.1 Billion
Norway 3,265 255.3
Portugal 8,443 51.2
Sweden 7,014 107.3
United Kingdom 50,127 3.2 Billion
Marshall Plan: Country Data