Cold War Summary

The cold war began after WWII during the 20th century. The two superpowers were U.S and the U.S.S.R. During the time Truman was president for the U.S after F.D.R died. Truman was left with the responsibility of the top secret atomic bomb, which was under covered as the Manhattan Project. There was an important meeting called the Potsdam Conference, who included Stalin, Churchill, and Truman. Truman wanted to help other countries with free trade, while influencing democracy. He started foreign containment. Soviet Union tried to keep Germany divided and weak. The U.S. used the Berlin Airlift, which was flying food and supplies into West Berlin. The NATO Alliance (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was formed by ten western European nations, joined with the U.S and Canada.