Cold War GLTECH

Question 1

The Marshall Plan helped the goals of the containment policy because...

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The US sent $13 billion to Western Europe to help rebuild it

Question 2

Alliance (allies; ally)

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Friendship (friends; friend)

Question 3

Stalin was determined to try to capture West Berlin. He blocked supplies to it. The Allies....

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US & Britain sent aid to West Berlin by a massive airlift.

Question 4

isolationism

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A policy to not interfere in another country's politics

Question 5

Which part of Germany was Berlin in?

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West and East

Question 6

Define: satellite state

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independent nation under control of a more powerful nation

Question 7

appeasement

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Giving the enemy some of what s/he wants, so as to avoid war

Question 8

Democracy

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Government run by the people, especially the majority

Question 9

capitalism (capitalist)

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When trade/industry is controlled by private owners

Question 10

containment

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a policy to keep communism contained in its existing borders

Question 11

What is one book that the CIA felt was a powerful tool to fight communism?

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Doctor Zhivago--this book was banned in the Soviet Union

Question 12

What was the result of the Yalta meeting of the Big Three?

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Stalin said he would allow free elections, but did not.

Question 13

dictatorship

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A country run by one ruler with absolute power

Question 14

Define: Postwar Europe

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After (post) WWI, Europe was a mess, and needed assistance.

Question 15

Berlin airlift

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The way the US& Britain broke Soviet blockade of West Berlin

Question 16

Who were the "Big Three"?

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Roosevelt (US), Churchill (UK/Britain), Stalin (Soviet U.)

Question 17

iron curtain

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imaginary barrier between Soviet-countries & the free world

Question 18

Which countries were likely NOT a part of NATO

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Greece & Turkey

Question 19

The Berlin Airlift & NATO military showed that communism could be contained. This led to....

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Warsaw Pact:Soviets & its allies formed a military alliance.

Question 20

What does NATO stand for?

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Question 21

U.S. & Britain's postwar Europe goals:

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Strong, united Germany, freedom for Eastern European nations

Question 22

Where did the term 'Cold War' originate?

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It came from famous essay by English writer George Orwell

Question 23

The Big Three met again in Potsdam, NY in Spring of 1945. What was the outcome?

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Britain&US wanted Stalin to allow free elections; he refused

Question 24

Satellite states of the Soviet Union that were now behind the Iron Curtain away from free world

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The nations of Eastern Europe & the eastern part of Germany

Question 25

What is one difference between communism and democracy?

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individual rights vs. control

Question 26

After meeting twice, how was the Big Three Alliance like Humpty Dumpty?

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The Big Three Alliance crumbled.

Question 27

Warsaw Pact

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Rival alliance between Soviet Union & its satellite nations

Question 28

Cold War

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U.S. & Soviets were rivals, but never fought directly

Question 29

Marshall Plan

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U.S. aid to help Western Europe rebuild after World War II

Question 30

What was the Berlin Airlift?

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US&Britain sent aid to West Berlin through a massive airlift

Question 31

What is the name of one writer the CIA recruited to fight communism through writing?

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John Steinbeck

Question 32

After WWII, Germany was divided into:

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West Germany (US, FRA,Britain) & East Germany (Soviet U.)

Question 33

When and where did the Big Three meet to discuss postwar plans?

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Yalta Ukraine February, 1945

Question 34

Truman Doctrine

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Pres.Truman’s policy to aid nations fighting communism

Question 35

The Truman Doctrine helped countries such as these fight against communism.

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Greece & Turkey

Question 36

NATO vs. Warsaw Pact is the equivalent (same) as:

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Western democratic vs Eastern communist Soviet

Cold War GLTECH

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Cold War GLTECH

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