HST 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Central Intelligence Agency, Cold War, Warsaw Pact
19 Mar 2017
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Marshall plan: u. s distributed billions of economic and technical assistance to. Western europe: provides humanitarian aid and ensures western europe is revitalized along capitalist lines, deepens cold war . In 1949: 10 european nations, u. s, and canada established nato. N. a. t. o: member states promised to assist one another in the event of an armed attack (represents departure from the u. s long tradition of isolationism in european affairs) *warsaw pact: soviet union and eastern european nations form their own military alliance. Laid foundation for the creation of a national security state. National security act of 1947: established the national security council to coordinate military and diplomatic policy -> also advise the president, established the central intelligence agency to gather intelligence for security purposes and lead covert operations. 1949: soviets detonate first atomic bomb in years: communists under mao, defeat nationals and gain control of china (prc forms)
