USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The U.S. government was shocked by the provocative Soviet move, and some in President Harry S. Truman’s administration called for a direct military response. Truman, however, did not want to cause World War III. Instead, he ordered a massive airlift of supplies into West Berlin.

Detailed explanation-2: -Truman, determined not to abandon the city, ordered an airlift of food and fuel to break the blockade. The Berlin stand-off lasted until May 1949, when the Soviets called off the blockade in return for a conference on the future of Germany.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Truman Doctrine, 1947 With the Truman Doctrine, President Harry S. Truman established that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the activity Containment in Korea: Entering the Korean War, students analyze President Truman’s press release of June 27, 1950, announcing that he was committing American forces to a combined United Nations military effort in Korea at the beginning of the Korean War.