Europe Since 1945

Which political & economic systems were supported by NATO?

• Democracy & communism

• Totalitarianism & capitalism

• Democracy & capitalism

• Totalitarianism & communism

Which country led the Warsaw Pact?

• US

• Great Britain

• China

• Soviet Union

Which political & economic systems were supported by the Warsaw Pact?

• Totalitarianism & communism

• Totalitarianism & capitalism

• Democracy & communism

• Democracy & capitalism

What are satellite states?

• Countries controlled by the US

• Countries controlled by the Soviet Union

• Countries controlled by China

• Countries controlled by Great Britain

The most significant result of the Marshall Plan was that it

• helped to restore the economy of western Europe

• ended the expansion of Soviet influence in Europe.

• increased U.S. control over Latin American economies.

• discouraged the creation of the European Common Market.

Which of the following statements best describes why Germany was divided after WWII?

• Hitler had made Germany a communist country, and the United States did not want to allow the spread of communism.

• The German people could not decide what type of government they preferred, so they voted to divide the country into democratic and communist sectors.

• Some of the people of Germany wanted to remain loyal to the Nazi party, so they country was divided into a democratic and Nazi sector.

• The division was part of the agreement made at the Yalta conference by the United States, France, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union after WWII.

Why did George C. Marshall create a plan to rebuild Europe after WWII?

• He felt bad for the citizens of Europe

• The United States caused the damage

• Helping nations rebuild would influence them to be democratic and not fall to communism

• America was looking for resources it could use for its economy

Since World War II, which of the following changes has taken place in many nations of Southern Europe?

• They have adopted communism.

• They have converted to Christianity.

• They have withdrawn from international trade.

• They have become democracies.

A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region

• OPEC

• Steel Curtain

• Iron Curtain

Since World War II, which of the following changes has taken place in many

nations of Southern Europe?

• They have adopted communism.

• They have converted to Christianity.

• They have withdrawn from international trade.

• They have become democracies.