USA HISTORY

as early 1946 the british statesman winston churchill had warned agaist sovient expansion into eastern eruope

And important telegram arrived at the state deparmant in Washington, d.c in February

marshal feared that these condintions might ecourage communist revolutions so in june he proposed an ambitious plan to help Europe rebuild

In march 1947 president truman ask congress for $400,000,000,00 million in military and economic aif for greece and turkey

by 1-48 communists controlled the goverment of every eastern Europe .

BETWEEN 1948 AND 1952 THE MARSHALL PLAN PROVIDED $12,000,000,000,00 IN AID TO WESTERN EUROPE

a soviet blockade by bringing desperately needed food fuel and supplies to the Pearson in berlin

DURING THE BERLIN AIRLIFT HUNDREDS OF AMERICAN AND BRITISH PLANE CARRIED TONS OF FOOD FUEL AND SUPPLIES TO THE 2 MILLION WEST

The korean war begins

friendship 7 with astonaut john glenn aboard blast off for orbit around earth

more than a half million american troops are fighting in vietnam

The united states removes the last of its combat troops from south Vietnam

Statues of formal communist leaders are toppled as communism falls and the soivent Union breaks