The Truman Doctrine & Marshall Plan | USA Begins Containment

Designed for GCSE History. Truman has a problem. Communism is spreading and no one wants a war. So Containment is born! Truman creates the Truman Doctrine to give support against the spread of Communism, while the Marshall Plan promises money for European countries. But will it stop the Red Spread?
This video covers:
1) A brief introduction to the situation in Europe.
2) The Greek Civil War's impact on Truman's actions.
3) What the Truman Doctrine was.
4) What the Marshall Plan was.
5) The consequences of both on USA/USSR relations.
These videos are made by Andy Hassan as part of the History Blast series. These are meant for educational purposes only.
At the start of the video, I introduced the channel as 'History Bite'. Please note that this is the old name of History Blast, which was changed in August 2021. The use of the name can be attributed to the Trademark 'History Bites', registered to Solomon Schmidt.
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This video is way too underrated!! Wonderful explanation, just saved me for my test tomorrow ❤️ thank you

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Glad it helped!

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Phenomenal and concise. More please!

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underrated channel

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Thank you! So helpful!

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amazing video! extremely helpful

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Great video for my U.S. history students!

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[@ibtastico]

Man like Harry Truman

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Amazing ❤

[@TarotAstrologerTHOMAS]

the pic at 7:00 is so wrong innit

[@Bhavesh00002]

Why '50 years' years though??

[@tim3194]

The map in 2:01 should say East Germany not West Germany

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GCSE 2024

[@HomeAtLast501]

It's amazing how THANKLESS Europe has been about the American sacrifices during WWI, WWII, and after WWII, to save their asses and protect them. They literally feel ENTITLED to receive this sacrifice, and feel free to constantly bitch we aren't doing enough.

[@samuraibat1916]

It sounds like capitalism didn't win at all. A state providing aid to other states to ward off a bad state? There's no free market capitalism there. Great video, though!

[@HomeAtLast501]

It sounds like you're an idiot. Much of Europe was reduced to rubble. The aid was given to help them rebuild. Central planners were not dictating production levels and pricing. Consumers were given free choice. Capital was invested by individuals, who took risks.