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What was the Truman Doctrine? 

What was the Marshall Plan?  
What was NATO and Who was involved? 
 What was the meaning behind NATO? 
What significance or impact did ALL three play in the beginnings of the Cold War?

Nick Pollack
4/19/2013 02:40:33 am

The Truman Doctrine was a policy to contain communism. The Marshall plan was a european recovery program to help Western Europe rebuild what they have lost in WWII. Nato stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization, it was meant to be a collective security system between Britain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and the United States. These 3 made an impact during the cold war because the United States had so many different countries on its side to protect them and help them through the Cold War.

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Anastasia Fitzsimmons
4/19/2013 02:42:24 am

The Truman Doctrine was a policy attempting to contain communism in only the places it was already being practiced. The Marshall Plan was as a plan created to aid European countries in need by sending them supplies. NATO was a pact of security between Britain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and the United States that if one was attacked, all would fight back back together. These three plans impacted the beginning of the Cold War because the countries were all taking sides.

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Sarah Treen
4/19/2013 02:44:42 am

In some places, communism threatened to expand, American aid might prevent a takeover. The United States might be able to contain communism within its current borders. The policy became known as the Truman Doctrine. As the President outlined these intentions with his request for monetary aid for Greece and Turkey. The Marshall Plan was created on an economic miracle in Western Europe. Four years later, Western European industries were producing twice as much as they had been the year before war broke out. The aid also produced record levels of trade with American firms, a postwar in the United States. NATO is an active and leading contributor to peace and security on the international stage. Afghanistan, Kosovo, the Mediterranean, off the Horn of Africa and in Somalia, they were involved in the NATO. The meaning behind NATO is North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This all played a big part in the cold war.

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Julia McMullen
4/19/2013 02:45:04 am

The Truman Doctrine was a policy to give economic and military aid to nations in need. The Marshall Plan was was a program created by the United States to give economic aid to European countries to help them rebuild after being harmed from World War II. The NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was created in April 1949, and it was a defensive military alliance between Britain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and the United States. The meaning behind NATO was if one country was attacked, the other countries would fight back to protect those in their alliance. The significance that the Truman Doctrine, The Marshall Plan, and the NATO played in the Cold War was that they all helped protect each other.

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Katie Sweitzer
4/19/2013 02:45:30 am

The Truman Doctrine: Policy that says in places where communism threatened to takeover, American aid might help to prevent it because they wanted to keep communism where it was and not let them expand it.
The Marshall Plan: Truman sent $17 billion to communist countries in the east to help aid them. By the end of the 4 years, the Western European industries were producing twice as much as before. The aid produced record levels of trade with American firms, creating an economic boom.
NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It was a pact formed for security. If one of the states were attacked, all would retaliate together. Britain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway, Portugal and the United States.
NATO was significant in the Cold War because it formed very bigger alliances, the Marshall Plan helped the economy, and the Truman Doctrine helped prevent the expansion of communism.

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Mr. Mitchen
5/21/2013 01:29:20 am

Ms. Sweitzer, You do a great job of providing good information and knowledge of the topic, however you need to focus on putting it all together in an extended response as we have worked on in the past several months. keep it up!

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Shelby L. Kelly
4/19/2013 02:45:38 am

The Truman doctrine was basically a policy of containment, containing the communists, because the americans were weary from the war. The Truman Doctrine was to help prevent a takeover.
The Marshal Plan created an economic miracle! The industries of Western Europe were producing TWICE as much as they had been in the previous year.
NATO or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created on the basis of collective security. If any one member/state was attacked all members would retaliate together, and defend each other.
NATO consisted of: Britain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway,Portugal, and the United States.
All 3 of these things had a great impact on the Cold War which was an Arms War Between Russia, The U.S., and Britain. The Truman Doctrine paused anyone from attacking suddenly, The Marshal Plan allowed a ton of things to be produced, Guns, Food, Clothes... ect. And NATO basically showed all alliances, and wo would have one another's back.

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Mr.Rodgers
4/19/2013 02:45:57 am

The truman Doctrine was first expressed in 1947 by US President Truman, that the US should give support to countries or peoples threatened by... The marshall plan was American program to aid Europe, in which US gave economic support to help rebuild European economies at the end of WW2. The NATO plan means that if one of the countries in the "NATO group" got attacked. The rest of the countries in the group will fight back with them! The countries that were in the "NATO" werethe United States, Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Iceland, Canada, and Portugal. And then Greece, Turkey, and West Germany later joined the "NATO" also.

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joe heffernan
4/19/2013 02:47:37 am

the Truman Doctrine was a policy that the U.S. was going to try to contain communism where already it was. The Marshall Plan was was another policy purposed by George Marshall was to help Europe out with their economic crises. NATO was basically a group that helped one another out in war and these were the groups involved in the group, Britain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and the United States. NATO was to protect the allies from the soviet union. All three were the main People to fight in the cold war, they were Great Britain, Soviet Union, And the U.S.

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Abigail Hood
4/19/2013 02:49:07 am

The truman doctrine a way to keep communism away from the coutries it wasn't suppose to be in. The Marshal plan was a economic rerive for Western Europe. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was the pact that protected Britain, france, italy, netherlands, belgium, canada, Iceland, Luxemboug, denmark, norway, portugal & u.S. if one gets attackedthey all fight together. It all lead up to how the cold war played out.

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Marlena Roark
4/19/2013 02:51:47 am

As communism began to spread. The Americans and other countries were against letting the soviet union invade their territory. A way the U.S. aided to prevent the takeover of communism, was the Truman Doctrine. The Truman doctrine was a policy which was the presidents outline. On June 5, 1947 secretary of state George Marshall came up with a recovery plan for the European countries. the soviet union entered into a war with great britain and the U.S. but they didnt expect the NATO which was an organization that protected each other. NATO included Britain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and the United States. All three of these made a big impact before the cold war.the showed that their was a strong alliance between all of the countries involved.

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Ronnie Dawson III
4/19/2013 02:51:56 am

The Truman Doctrine was a plan to give aid to countries under the threat of communism in order to prevent the expansion of communism. The Marshall Plan was an idea proposed by George Marshall to give aid to poor European countries. This idea was a huge success and was an "economic miracle" to Western Europe. The NATO was formed to combat the cooperation of the Western Allies through collective security. If any member was attacked, then every other country involved in the NATO would retaliate to help defend that country. The countries involved included Britain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and the United States. The meaning behind NATO was sort of like a league of nations, but excluded the most threatening country, the Soviet Union. All three of these weakened communistic power and strengthened democratic powers in Europe at the beginning of the Cold War.

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gabby
4/19/2013 02:56:25 am

Truman Doctrine is places where communism threatened to expand, American aid might prevent a takeover. The United States might be able to contain communism within its current borders. The Marshall Plan actually was used to the fullest ability was the American program to aid Europe, in which the United States gave economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism. The plan was in operation for four years beginning in April 1948. This plan made most all costs higher. The NATO was the north atlantic treaty organization, created in April 1949. Stalin was put up to this organization which involved Britain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and the United States. The purpose of this organization was to be against the west and if anyone from the west went in for an attack stalin and his forces would come together and raise hell. They all had time similar objective of how the people would be treated and how things would organized.

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Conner Bates
5/3/2013 02:35:17 am

The truman Doctrine was a policy that was vigorously pursued by the Americans to give aid to Greece and Turkey.The marshall Plan produced record levels of trade with American firms, fueling a postwar economic boom in the United States.NATO was created in April 1949. The pact operated on the basis of collective security. If any one of the member states were attacked, all would retaliate together. It gave supplies to other countries.The original nato included Britain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, belgium, canada, Iceland, Luxembourg, Denmark, Portugal, Norway, Norway, and the United States.

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