Origins of the Cold War

The Potsdam Conference's main importance was

​ (a)  

• Germany was divided into 4 occupation zones
• NATO was created to resist the communists
• The Soviets would receive unlimited reparations
• Nazis were punished for war crimes

Using the map above, identify two (2) countries that were a part of NATO.

• East Germany

• West Germany

• United Kingdom

• Poland

Using the map above, identify two (2) countries that were a part of the Warsaw Pact.

• East Germany

• France

• Belgium

• Romania

What was the "Iron Curtain"?

• Weapons development for the Soviet Army

• The installment of European isolationist policies

• The barrier between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War

• A series of military checkpoints in Berlin

Explain "Containment" and how it resulted from the Truman Doctrine. Use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation. In your answer be sure to explain both concepts.

(Write in complete sentences, proper grammar and spelling)

A root cause of the rivalry between superpowers was their differences in political-economic ideologies. The United States is a capitalist. The Soviet Union is Communist. 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧?

(Write in complete sentences, proper grammar and spelling)

What was the Marshall Plan?

• A military plan to invade the Soviet Union
• Nuclear Weapons program for the United States
• Containment of Latin America
• A financial aid plan for post-war recovery in Europe

​ To defeat the Soviet ​ (a)   of Berlin, the United States supplied the city for over a year during an event known as ​ (b)   .

• blockade
• the Berlin Airlift
• Iron Curtain
• Warsaw Pact
• United Nations
• superpower
• containment
• the Marshall Plan
• the Truman Doctrine