Unit 8 Review

All of the following statements are true about the origins of the Cold War. Except;

• Tensions between the rivals began at the Yalta Conference in 1945.

• The Soviet Union and the United States had fundamental difference in political and economic systems.

• The United States was Democratic and Capitalistic.

• The Soviet Union was Communist.

• The US and the USSR were both communist

Check all of the countries who were considered superpowers and rivals in the Cold War following World War Two.

• Soviet Union.

• United States.

• Great Britain.

• France.

• Austria.

Which statement best describes what happened after World War Two?

• Allied leaders divided Germany into four zones of military occupation.

• Allied leaders decided to set up an Iron Curtain to separate West and East Germany.

• The Allies, including the Soviet Union, decided to allow free elections to allow West and East Germany to decide which type of government they wanted.

• The Allies decided to punish Germany harshly by taking away territory and make them pay reparations for starting World War Two.

• Stalin took control over all of Germany and blocked the Western Democracies from accessing the German people.

What is the Truman Doctrine?

• A plan by the U.S. to send over 13 billion dollars in aid to Western Europe to help them rebuild and prevent communism

• United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations around the world under threat from authoritarian forces.

• U.S. foreign policy that stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression, requiring U.S. intervention.

• A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.

What was the Marshall Plan?

• A plan by the U.S. to send over 13 billion dollars in aid to Western Europe to help them rebuild their economy

• United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations around the world under threat from authoritarian forces.

• U.S. foreign policy that stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression, requiring U.S. intervention.

• A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.

Why are the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan important factors in the Cold War?

• Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan were proof that the United States considered communism a serious threat.

• Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan were signs that the United States did not think WWII was over and there was a need to re-arm Western Europe

• Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan crippled the Soviet Union's economy and helped end the Cold War decades earlier that experts thought

• Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan weakened the United States global stand against communism and caused alliances to decrease

What is NOT true about the Berlin Airlift?

• U.S. flew in supplied to Berlin for nearly 1 year

• Berlin has 2.1 million people and required huge amounts of supplies

• Stalin was forced to lift the Berlin Blockade due to the effectiveness of the airlift

• This event showed how committed the U.S. was to not giving in to Soviet aggression

• The airlift cost the U.S. over 43 billion dollars and 63 lives

Why did the Soviet Union build the Berlin Wall in 1961?

• To stop democracy and capitalism from entering East Berlin

• To stop East Berliners from fleeing to West Berlin

• To contain the spread of communism in Europe

• As a symbol to the world of Soviet strength and technology

What is containment?

• A foreign policy to prevent the spread of communism

• The process of eliminating all countries that are communist.

• A foreign policy to prevent the spread of Capitalism.

• An agreement between two countries to stop fighting.

What is NATO?

• A defense alliance between the U.S. and 10 Western European nations

• A defense alliance between the Soviet Union and the Eastern satellite states.

• An alliance created with the goal of eliminating all communist countries.

• A pre-WWII defense alliance between the all Western democracies.