Module 12 Lesson 1

Categorize

Options (6)

totalitarian government

state controls all of the property

individuals work for the betterment of the state

democratic republic form of government

private citizens and corporations control nearly all economic activity

private land ownership

Organize these options into the right categories

SOVIET UNION

UNITED STATES

Multiple Choice

What was the primary purpose of the United Nations?

• to give countries a way to expand their borders

• to provide a forum to peacefully resolve disputes

• to allow countries to declare war on other countries

• to distribute economic and military aid to third world countries

Multiple Choice

The CIA participated in the Cold War by

• helping design efficient weapons systems

• carrying out secret operations in other countries.

• spying on the Soviet Union.

• helping the president determine foreign policy.

Categorize

Options (5)

The United States would support people around the world who were trying to fight off communism.

$400 million was sent to Greece and Turkey based on this policy.

Congress agreed with this doctrine and provided money to fund it.

Aid (medical supplies, food) would be provided to all European nations that needed it.

It lasted for four years from 1947 until 1951.

Organize these options into the right categories

TRUMAN DOCTRINE

MARHSAL PLAN

Multiple Choice

In order to try to gain control over West Berlin, the Soviet Union 

• set up a total blockade cutting off that section of the city.

• threatened the section of the city with troops and tanks.

• operated a massive airlift to bring in needed supplies.

• went to the United Nations and demanded control of that section of the city.

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Lesson Questions

The following set of questions are the same ones completed together in the notes section. Use your notes to help you complete the questions correctly.

Categorize

Options (6)

totalitarian government

state controls all of the property

individuals work for the betterment of the state

democratic republic form of government

private citizens and corporations control nearly all economic activity

private land ownership

Organize these options into the right categories

SOVIET UNION

UNITED STATES

Multiple Choice

What was the primary purpose of the United Nations?

• to give countries a way to expand their borders

• to provide a forum to peacefully resolve disputes

• to allow countries to declare war on other countries

• to distribute economic and military aid to third world countries

Multiple Choice

The CIA participated in the Cold War by

• helping design efficient weapons systems

• carrying out secret operations in other countries.

• spying on the Soviet Union.

• helping the president determine foreign policy.

Categorize

Options (5)

The United States would support people around the world who were trying to fight off communism.

$400 million was sent to Greece and Turkey based on this policy.

Congress agreed with this doctrine and provided money to fund it.

Aid (medical supplies, food) would be provided to all European nations that needed it.

It lasted for four years from 1947 until 1951.

Organize these options into the right categories

TRUMAN DOCTRINE

MARHSAL PLAN

Multiple Choice

In order to try to gain control over West Berlin, the Soviet Union 

• set up a total blockade cutting off that section of the city.

• threatened the section of the city with troops and tanks.

• operated a massive airlift to bring in needed supplies.

• went to the United Nations and demanded control of that section of the city.

Reading Selections

Directions: Answer the following questions based on the selected reading passage attached to them.

Fill in the Blank

Most American officials agreed that the best defense against the Soviet threat was a strategy called _________________.

Multiple Choice

Who delivered the famous "Long Telegram" ?

• George Kennan

• Joseph McCarthy

• Henry Kissinger

• Richard Nixon

Open Ended

Rephrase diplomat George Kennan's "Long Telegram" into your own words.

Multiple Choice

Explain how the Bolshevik Revolution contributed to the alienation between the emerging superpowers.

• It led to the USA and USSR forming a close alliance

• 
  It established a communist state in Russia, which withdrew from World War One, leaving Britain and France to fight alone

• It resulted in the USA adopting communism

• 
  It caused Britain and France to join the Russian Civil War

Drag and Drop

After World War One, the White Army, ​

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supporters who fought the ​

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during the Russian Civil War, were supported militarily by the ​

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powers of Britain and the ​

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.

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Tsarist

Bolsheviks

Western

USA

Communist

Eastern

France

Multiple Choice

Interpret why both the USA and USSR wanted other countries to adopt their ideologies.

• To share resources equally.

• To avoid any conflicts.

• To promote world peace.

• To increase their own power and influence

Multiple Choice

What was the main reason the USA abandoned its isolationist tendencies after World War Two?

• To expand its territory

  
  

• To promote democracy worldwide

  
  

• To increase its economic power

  
  

• To fill the power vacuum left by Great Britain

  
  

Multiple Choice

What metaphor did Winston Churchill use to describe the division in Europe?

• A great wall

  
  

• A silver lining

  
  

• An iron curtain

  
  

• A golden gate

  
  

Drag and Drop

During a speech in March 1947, US President Truman announced a policy of ​

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(the realization that if ​

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could not be eradicated, it must be prevented from spreading further).

This became known as the ​

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Doctrine. He believed that the world was becoming increasingly ​

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and accused the ​

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of running and encouraging dictatorial regimes and of stifling the world economy.

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containment

Truman

divided

Soviets

communism

expansionism

Roosevelt

unified

Allies

capitalism

Drag and Drop

In order to ensure ​

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, the US introduced ​

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. This was the process of delivering economic aid, including food, machinery, building materials, expertise and in some cases ​

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, to countries in Europe that were seen to be in danger of being taken over by ​

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.

The theory was that if a country was ​

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and its people were happy, then support for communism would not exist.

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containment

Marshall Aid

money

communists

prosperous

isolationism

Reaganomics

barter system

Drag and Drop

West Berlin had become an ​

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for the communists. Those living in the Soviet sector could see how much better ​

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was in the Allied Sector of the city.

In June 1948, Stalin closed all ​

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routes into Berlin, blocking the Western Allies. He refused to allow Marshall Aid to reach the Soviet zone and hence, ​

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was cut off. He hoped that this would make the Allies give up their ​

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of Berlin altogether.

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embarrassment

life

land

control

West Berlin

paradise

destruction

freedom

Multiple Choice

How did the Allies respond to the Berlin Blockade?

• By launching a military attack on the Soviet sector

• By organizing the Berlin airlift to supply West Berlin

• By surrendering control of West Berlin

• By closing their own borders to East Berlin

Multiple Choice

Explain how the Berlin Blockade contributed to the start of the Cold War.

• It led to the immediate unification of Germany

• It resulted in the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Berlin

• It ended all trade between East and West Germany

• It increased tensions and disagreements between the Soviet Union and the Western Allies

Multiple Choice

Why was West Berlin considered an embarrassment for the communists?

• It was more economically successful than the Soviet sector

• It had a larger population than East Berlin

• It was under direct Soviet control

• It was isolated from the rest of Germany