APStudent.com XIV. The Cold War Marshall Plan U.S. gave economic aid to rebuild Europe Helped to keep European nations from turning to Communism Containment Policy (George Kennen) - stop Communism from spreading 1948 - Berlin blockade Mao Tse Tung Effective military leader against Japanese Drove out Chiang Kei-Shek in 1949 NATO Treaty - April 1949 Military alliance between U.S., Western Europe, and Turkey (Spain and Sweden were neutral countries and not in NATO) SETO Treaty - Alliance between U.S. and non-Communist southeast Asia 1948 election - Truman (Democrat) beat Dewey (Republican) Korean War (1950-1953) Was the first United Nations action Soviets occupied North Korea, U.S. occupied South Korea Soviets pulled out but left a Communist government North Korea attacked South Korea Douglas McArthur led U.S. army China (Communist) aided North Korea Ended in stalemate at original North/South border Armistice but no treaty (so we're technically still at war?) McCarthyism Truman blamed for fall of China