Yalta Conference to discuss post war Europe, Winston Churchill declares the creation of the 'Iron Curtain', George Kennan recommends a policy of containment, Greece and Turkey threatened with Communist takeover, Truman asks Congress for $400 million to assist Greece and Turkey, Marshall Plan provides $13 billion to Western Europe, Stalin blockades access to West Berlin, Truman leads the Berlin airlift, successfully bringing supplies into the city for 11 months until the blockade is lifted, NATO is created as a military alliance to coutner the growing Soviet threat, Warsaw Pact is created between the Soviet Union and their satellite states.

Origins of Cold War - Sequence of Events

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