Cold War #2 Review

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In his long Telegram, diplomat George Kennan said that the Soviets had which of the following agendas after WWII: to maintain their former friendship with the U.S. and support U.S. efforts for global trade or to win new allies, weaken U.S. allies and destroy America from within?

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to win new allies, weaken U.S. allies and destroy America from within.

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Kennan sent his telegram to which US president in February 1946? (hint - he became president after FDR died)

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Harry Truman

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What was the purpose of Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech in March 1946?

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to awaken Americans to the danger Stalin posed to Western Europe and the world.

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The Truman Doctrine was a statement by the president pledging aid to any country in Western or Southern Europe struggling against a communist takeover. As a result, this led to the giving of $600 million in aid to Greece and

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Turkey

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Who created a plan to give $12.5 billion in aid to rebuild Western and Southern Europe after World War Two?

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George Marshall

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The Marshall Plan was successful in rebuilding war torn Europe (western and southern)

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True

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The Historical perspective portrayed in the image was created in response to what event in 1948?

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The Berlin Blockade implemented by Stalin to force the U.S. out of West Berlin

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What was Truman's Response to the Berlin Blockade?

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He had US planes fly supplies into West Berlin (The Berlin Airlift)

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In 1949, the United States formed this military alliance to protect our allies from invasion by the Soviets.

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NATO

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In response to NATO, the Soviets formed a military alliance called

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The Warsaw Pact