1. You are a professor who is teaching a class on the policy of containment during the Cold War. To prepare for your class, outline your lecture about howThe Cold War Begins. Your outline should contain explanations on how each topic or event (such as the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Berlin Airlift, and Korean War) reflected or did not reflect the U.S. policy of containment.

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1.	You are a professor who is teaching a class on the policy of containment during the Cold War. To prepare for your class, outline your lecture about howThe Cold War Begins. Your outline should contain explanations on how each topic or event (such as the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Berlin Airlift, and Korean War) reflected or did not reflect the U.S. policy of containment.

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Cold War: In short, US/Soviet Union had an angry staring match for the better part of the century. Marshall Plan: Did not reflect on containment, was about rebuilding Europe. Berlin Airlift: Did not reflect on containment, was about helping the people of Berlin. Korean War: Reflected on containment, attempt to keep Democratic South Korea from falling to Communistic North Korea: Truman Doctrine: Reflects on containment, was the policy for containment.