The Tension Increases

The tension between America and the Soviet Union increased. The tensions were increasing because in World War II America dropped the atomic bomb on Japan and by the time we were in the cold war the U.S.S.R had created their own verison of the the deadly weapan. This upgrade for the U.S.S.R no longer let America have the upper hand and America had to find another way to defeat the Soviet Union. That was when the containment plan orginated. The tension rose even higher when the Soviets expanded their military and both sides started using the Airlifts to help out their allies. This put pressure on the U.S.A. to some how gain more military and more help from the citizens. The U.S.A. had to start drafting men into the war. The berlin wall was the cause for the airlifts. This wall was put up by the Soviets to act like a prison for the innocent people trapped inside, the Soviets gaurded this wall constantly, and all that America could do is fly over and drop supplies with in the walls. Truman had to find another way to stop the U.S.S.R from spreading communism, and the containment plan was the plan that was the least voilent way to go about doing this. Also the "Space race" and the "Arms race" had raised the tensions to the brink.