Policies
The foundational U.S. policy aimed to prevent the spread of communism
Containment
Truman's 1947 policy to provide political, military, and economic assistance to democratic nations under threat from communist forces - specifically Greece and Turkey
Also known as the European Recovery Program, this provided economic assistance to rebuild Western European economies after World War II
the Marshall Plan
Also called the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, this was a mutual defense alliance comprising Eastern European communist states
the Warsaw Pact
Signed on April 4, 1949, this is the founding document that establishes a collective security alliance of 32 North American and European countries committed to mutual defense, peace, and democratic values.
the North Atlantic Treaty