Why did a number of nations join to form NATO in 1949?

to protect themselves from possible Soviet aggression

The Berlin airlift began when

the Soviets blocked Allied access to West Berlin

What was one goal of the Marshall Plan?

to create stable democracies that could resist communism

What did President Truman promise in the Truman Doctrine?

to support nations trying to resist Soviet control.

Which of the following best describes satellite nations?

nations dominated by the Soviet Union

How did the Soviet Union react to the Marshall Plan?

The Soviet Union refused to participate in the plan

After the war, the Soviet Union quickly took control of

several Eastern European countries.

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Why did a number of nations join to form NATO in 1949?
to solve postwar problems as an agency of the United Nations
to counter the military threat posed by the Warsaw Pact
to protect themselves from possible Soviet aggression
to create an economic alliance against Germany and Japan
2
The Berlin airlift began when
the Soviets blocked Allied access to West Berlin
the British and French had a dispute over German zone boundaries.
the Marshall Plan ended.
West Berliners began fleeing into East Berlin.
3
What was one goal of the Marshall Plan?
to develop strong trading partners in Asia
to help the United States buy its way into European affairs
to create stable democracies that could resist communism
to force the Soviet Union to allow more emigration
4
What did President Truman promise in the Truman Doctrine?
to enforce the American foreign policy of brinkmanship.
to support nations trying to resist Soviet control.
to reject the former policy of containment.
to fight hunger anywhere in the world.
5
Which of the following best describes satellite nations?
nations dominated by the Soviet Union
nations west of the iron curtain
nations in debt to the World Bank
nations that belonged to NATO
6
How did the Soviet Union react to the Marshall Plan?
The Soviet Union refused to participate in the plan
The Soviet Union condemned the plan as unrealistic.
The Soviet Union offered to share the plan’s cost with the United States.
The Soviet Union offered Western Europe a competing plan.
7
After the war, the Soviet Union quickly took control of
Germany and Japan
the United Nations
the Potsdam Conference.
several Eastern European countries.
8
The Soviet Union wanted to rebuild after the war in ways that would
establish a politically open world
protect its own interests.
prevent the United States from building an empire.
provide markets for its products.
9
In response to the formation of NATO, the Soviet Union
created the Warsaw Pact.
ended the Berlin airlift.
joined the Marshall Plan
left the United Nations
10
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was based on the principle of
appeasement.
isolationism.
collective security.
free trade.

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