Marshall Plan
It was a recovery plan by the United States that offered $13 billion to rebuild the Western Europe economics after the end of the World War II. Spielvogel noted the speech of C. Marshall that “Our policy is not directed against any country or doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos” (870). This plan has accelerated the division of Europe and the opposition of two super powers. It should be studied today because it reconstruct the western economic order based on interdependency and promoted the development of the monopoly capitalism. Besides, it led to the dependence of the Western Europe on the United State economically.
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall, also known as the Anti-Fascist Protective Wall, was a war that established around the West Berlin to stop the flow of refugees to the West. Spielvogel noted the wall was more than 100 miles and a variety of watchtowers was set up on the top of the wall (874). The purpose of this was to prevent the westerners who supported the fascism from entering the East Germany and stop the East Germans fleeing to the West Germany. It should be studied today because this wall was not only the symbol of the divided Germany and Europe, but also the significant landmark of the Cold War. Its …show more content…
foreign policy that aimed to restrain the Soviet sphere of influence during the Cold War. Spielvogel indicated that the United States would offer financial assistance to the countries that declared threat by the Communist expansion (870). Truman claimed the Soviet was a totalitarian state and requested the Congress to offer $400 million financial assistance for Turkey and Greece to resist the invasion of the Soviet. The Soviet believed the Truman Doctrine was a public threat towards its expansion. It should be studied today because it was regarded as an important sign of the official beginning of the Cold War. It was also the important step for the United Sates to seek for the world
It was a recovery plan by the United States that offered $13 billion to rebuild the Western Europe economics after the end of the World War II. Spielvogel noted the speech of C. Marshall that “Our policy is not directed against any country or doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos” (870). This plan has accelerated the division of Europe and the opposition of two super powers. It should be studied today because it reconstruct the western economic order based on interdependency and promoted the development of the monopoly capitalism. Besides, it led to the dependence of the Western Europe on the United State economically.
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall, also known as the Anti-Fascist Protective Wall, was a war that established around the West Berlin to stop the flow of refugees to the West. Spielvogel noted the wall was more than 100 miles and a variety of watchtowers was set up on the top of the wall (874). The purpose of this was to prevent the westerners who supported the fascism from entering the East Germany and stop the East Germans fleeing to the West Germany. It should be studied today because this wall was not only the symbol of the divided Germany and Europe, but also the significant landmark of the Cold War. Its …show more content…
foreign policy that aimed to restrain the Soviet sphere of influence during the Cold War. Spielvogel indicated that the United States would offer financial assistance to the countries that declared threat by the Communist expansion (870). Truman claimed the Soviet was a totalitarian state and requested the Congress to offer $400 million financial assistance for Turkey and Greece to resist the invasion of the Soviet. The Soviet believed the Truman Doctrine was a public threat towards its expansion. It should be studied today because it was regarded as an important sign of the official beginning of the Cold War. It was also the important step for the United Sates to seek for the world