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Containment: Confining Soviet Power, 1947-9

Points to Consider Containment was the governing principle of American policy towards the USSR in the Cold War. In this lecture we will: Learn the meaning of the term Containment. We will examine the aims of containment

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Although the US and the USSR were allies in WWII, they had different strategic priorities

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The Cold War

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THE BERLIN BLOCKADE AND AIRLIFT

THE BERLIN BLOCKADE AND AIRLIFT. June 1948- May 1949. The background to the crisis. 1948: USA, Britain, France join their 3 zones together Allies were planning to introduce new currency to aid recovery in their sector, including West Berlin

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