• Established in April 1949.
• Aimed to contain Communism in Europe.
• Tools
  • First: Truman Doctrine
  • Then: NATO.

💡 Real-world Example: Think of NATO as a big security team hired to protect a mall. It wants to stop any ‘bad guys’ (Communists) from coming in!

• Relied on the atomic bomb.
• USA didn’t need huge armies in Europe because of it.
• Reason for nuclear reliance: Post-WW2, USA reduced its army size but USSR did not.

💡 Real-world Example: Imagine you have a powerful magic wand (atomic bomb) so you don't need a big army of guards.

• USSR’s Atomic Bomb
  • August 1949: USSR announced its own atomic bomb.
  • USA lost its unique advantage.
• China Turns Communist
  • End of Chinese Civil War in 1949.
  • Communists led by Mao Zedong took over.
  • USA had supported the Nationalists.

💡 Real-world Example: This is like a football match where one team has a star player (atomic bomb), but then the other team reveals they have a star player too!

• White Paper Report
  • USA couldn't have changed the outcome.
  • Nationalists were unpopular & weak.
  • Communists portrayed themselves as the people's champions.

🗣 Quote: "The Nationalist armies did not have to be defeated; they disintegrated."

💡 Real-world Example: Imagine two salespeople trying to sell ice-cream. One is unpopular because their flavors are bland. The other is like the "cool" older sibling everyone loves, offering exciting flavors.