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U.s. History: The Berlin Airlift and Nato

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President Harry Truman was determined to contain the Soviet sphere of influence in Europe. See how the United States and Great Britain stood up to Stalin's attempt to take over West Berlin by blockading access to the city. Understand why the result of the blockade was the formation of NATO.

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joseph stalin, nato

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containment policy, ushistory.org, berlin airlift, independence hall association, north atlantic treaty organization, operation vittles, president harry s. truman, truman's foreign policy, weat berlin, blockade of west berlin

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Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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