Me

Hello everyone, my name is Clement Atlee of Britain. I was born in Putney, London with my seven siblings. My father is Henry Attlee and my mother is Ellen Watson. I went to Northaw School as a minor and attended college at Oxford University where I graduated with a second class honours BA in Modern History in the year of 1904. After graduation, I was trained to become a lawyer, but from 1906 to 1909, I became the manager of Haileybury House, which was a charity for working class boys in the Eastern part of London. The children were poverty struck and were in need of change in their lifestyles. In 1910, I went around Britain explaining the National Insurance Act by David Lloyd George. This act benefited the workers, which gave them health insurance and also provided unemployment benefit to the people who were job-less. I was announced to be the prime minister of Britain during the years of 1945 to 1951. I am also in charge of the labour party which helped reunite Britain. The main role in my career is to help the citizens of my country not live in poverty, but actually have a good lifestyle. After the devastating World War 11, European economies' were basically destroyed. The war practically destroyed our enonomy. I helped build our economy step by step, we achieved full employment in Britain at a point. I decolonized India when Mountbatten asked for independence in his country. In my opinion, any country should have their own independence.

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Clement Attlee

Truman Doctrine

The Truman Doctrine was a policy created by President Harry S Truman on March 12, 1947. It basically offered help to Greece and Turkey by giving them military support and economic aid. The whole purpose of the Truman Doctrine was to not let the Soviet take over the politics of the two countries. Truman believed that the totalitarian regimes was a threat to peace around the world and the security of the United States. Truman also said that if more problems arose in the Greek civil war, the Soviets might establish communist regimes throughout the country. Britain supported Greece for many year before being bankrupt. During February 1947, Britain requested the United States to take over. The U.S sent 400 million dollars to Greece but did not sent military troops to the region. The Truman Doctrine angered the Soviet Union and was said to be one of the major causes of the cold war between the two super powers.

Marshall Plan

The Marshall Plan was an economic program from the United States to help aid European countries. The Marshall Plan was nicknamed by Secretary of State, George Marshall. The plan was lasted for four years starting from April 1948. It was nicknamed the ERP( European Recovery Program). This plan aided European countries by giving them cash which helped to build their economy. In the beginning of the plan, the U.S offered aid to the Soviet Union but they did not accept it. The United States offered 13 billion dollars to the European countries that joined the Organization for European Economic Co-operation. The Marshall plan offered hope and recovery to the European countries' destroyed by the war. The plan improved the economy of every country that benefited from this plan, raising their economies' by 35%. The Marshall plan was most beneficial in Western Europe, it boosted trade, productivity, and also helped to rebuild the destroyed country after the war.

The Welfare State in Britain

The Welfare State in Britain set a good example for the rest of Europe. It protected the lives of  citizens and also gave them equality and freedom. Britain believed that they were responsible in ensuring that their citizens did not live in poverty. The welfare state began in Britain when David Lloyd George ensured health insurance and unemployment benefits with the National Insurance Act of 1911. The National Insurance Act benefited people in poverty and also people who worked in places such as factories. Sir William Beveridge was a professional that aided individuals that were in need of help, or poverty struck. He volunteered for the poor by setting up the National Insurance plan. The national insurance plan provided benefits for the weak, retired, unemployed, sick and widowed. Sir William Beverudge's universal child benefit aided parents and also working class women. This plan enabled women to raise their children and gave benefits to their families'. Overall, the Welfare State established in Britain was a benefit to everyone.

The Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall was a wall in that divided East and West Germany. East Germany started building the wall on August 13, 1961 and finished within a year. The Soviet Union controlled the East side of the wall and the Western powers dominated the west side. The wall had guards armed with guns on towers every few miles on the Eastern side on the Eastern side. The Berlin Wall was 96 miles long(155km) with concrete and had a height of 11.8 ft. The wall also prevented immigration and emigration to both sides. The U.S defended the west Berliners while the Soviets defended the eastern side. The fall of the wall began in August 19, 1989 when 13,000 East German tourists escaped from Hungary to Austria. The East Germaners' refused to return to the east and stayed in West Germany. In Czechoslovakia the East German allowed their citizens to cross to the West. The leader of East Germany, Egon Krenz demanded that the wall should be demolished when he replaced Erich Honecker. Gunter Schabowski announced that East Berliners were able to cross the wall legally on November 9, 1989.