History HL
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Chapter 1 - China 1839-60 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 2 - The Opening Of China To Foreigners 1860-1901 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 3 - Defeat & Revolution 1901-25 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 4 - Nationalists & Communists 1924-45 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 5 - The Japanese Threat & Communist Takeover 1931-49 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 6 - China & The Wider World 1949-76 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 7 - Government, Economy & Society Under Mao After 1949 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 8 - The Cultural Revolution 1966 -76 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 9 - Deng Xiaoping
Chapter 10 - China & The Wider World 1978-97 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 11 - Concluding Survey (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 12 - Jews, Arabs & The British 1900-39 (Middle East)
Chapter 13 - The Birth Of Isreal 1939-49 (Middle East)
Chapter 14 - Arab-Israeli Wars In 1956, 1967, & 1973 (Middle East)
Chapter 15 - Nasser, Egypt & Arab Nationalism (Middle East)
Chapter 16 - The Palestinian Problem (Middle East)
Chapter 17 - The Challenges Of Peace-Making 1991-2008: Israelis & Palestinians (Middle East)
Chapter 18 - The Iran-Iraq War 1980-8 (Middle East)
Chapter 19 - Iraq & The West 1988-2008 (Middle East)
Chapter 20 - From Arab Nationalism To IsIamic Fundamentalism (Middle East)
Chapter 21 - Truman (Cold War 1945- 81)
Chapter 22 - The Korean War (Cold War 1945-81)
Chapter 23 - Eisenhower & Dulles (Cold war 1945 -81)
Chapter 25 - Kennedy To Carter (Cold War 1945-81)
Chapter 26 - Weimar Germany - 1918-1933 (European States)
Chapter 27 - Hitler’s Germany - 1933-1939 (European States)
Chapter 28 - Italy - 1918-1922 (European States)
Chapter 29 - Mussolini’s Italy - 1922-1939 (European States)
Chapter 30 - Spain - 1918-1936 (European States)
Chapter 31 - The Spanish Civil War - 1936-1939 (European States)
Chapter 32 - The Soviet Union - 1918-1929 (European States)
Chapter 33 - The Soviet Union - 1929-1939 (European States)
History HL
Chapter 21 - Truman (Cold War 1945- 81)
The Marshall Plan Europe's Recovery & Cold War Tensions
473 words
3 mins read
Last edited on 16th Oct 2024
Table of content
What's the Marshall Plan, anyway? 📌
- A.K.A. The European Recovery Programme (ERP).
- Why? Europe's economy was struggling post-WWII.
- Problem? Europe's poor, can't buy US stuff + Communism seems tempting in poverty.
- Solution? US says, "We got you!" and proposes to spend BIG on Europe.
- Fun Fact: Between 1945-1947, US already gave $11 billion to Europe. Marshall Plan? An even cooler $17 billion. 🤑
- Extra Fun: All European countries, even USSR, could get a slice of this pie.
But... was everyone happy in the US? 📌
- Nope! US Congress was like 🤨.
- Issues
- It's a LOT of money, even more than the Truman Doctrine. Time for Americans to tighten their belts!
- US getting too nosy in European affairs? Some thought so.
- Game Changer: Communist coup in Czechoslovakia. US sees it as a red flag (pun intended) and thinks: If they don't act, Europe might go all red (communist, that is). So, Congress says yes on 3 April 1948.
- But hey, there's some fine print: To get the aid, some countries had to make certain... changes. Italy and France? Had to cool down their communist vibes first.
So, why did the US splash the cash? 📌
- Gaddis asks: Selfish reasons? Kind hearts? Scared of the red (communists)?
- Interesting Tidbit: Marshall aid money? Mostly spent in the US. Ka-ching for the American economy.
- Gaddis' Verdict: Fear of USSR growing too big, and hey, let's spread democracy while we're at it!
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History HL
Chapter 21 - Truman (Cold War 1945- 81)
The Marshall Plan Europe's Recovery & Cold War Tensions
473 words
3 mins read
Last edited on 16th Oct 2024
Table of content
What's the Marshall Plan, anyway? 📌
- A.K.A. The European Recovery Programme (ERP).
- Why? Europe's economy was struggling post-WWII.
- Problem? Europe's poor, can't buy US stuff + Communism seems tempting in poverty.
- Solution? US says, "We got you!" and proposes to spend BIG on Europe.
- Fun Fact: Between 1945-1947, US already gave $11 billion to Europe. Marshall Plan? An even cooler $17 billion. 🤑
- Extra Fun: All European countries, even USSR, could get a slice of this pie.
But... was everyone happy in the US? 📌
- Nope! US Congress was like 🤨.
- Issues
- It's a LOT of money, even more than the Truman Doctrine. Time for Americans to tighten their belts!
- US getting too nosy in European affairs? Some thought so.
- Game Changer: Communist coup in Czechoslovakia. US sees it as a red flag (pun intended) and thinks: If they don't act, Europe might go all red (communist, that is). So, Congress says yes on 3 April 1948.
- But hey, there's some fine print: To get the aid, some countries had to make certain... changes. Italy and France? Had to cool down their communist vibes first.
So, why did the US splash the cash? 📌
- Gaddis asks: Selfish reasons? Kind hearts? Scared of the red (communists)?
- Interesting Tidbit: Marshall aid money? Mostly spent in the US. Ka-ching for the American economy.
- Gaddis' Verdict: Fear of USSR growing too big, and hey, let's spread democracy while we're at it!
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Dive deeper and gain exclusive access to premium files of History HL. Subscribe now and get closer to that 45 🌟