American Odyssey Links

Iron Curtain

Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” Speech

Yalta Conference

Text of the Agreements Reached

Photos from the Conference

Harry S. Truman

Truman Presidential Museum and Library

Biography

United Nations

History of the UN

Formation of the UN

Overview of the UN

Organizational Chart of the UN

Meetings at Potsdam

Photos from Conference

Containment

Excerpts from George Kennan’s Telegraph

Truman Doctrine

Truman’s Plan

Text from “Truman Doctrine Speech”

Marshall Plan

Summary of the Marshall Plan

George C. Marshall: The Plan