MWH Ch. 10 Quiz - Cold War

U.S. provided food and financial assistance to rebuild Europe

State of tension and hostility among nations without armed conflict

Wanted to aggressively spread communism following WWII

Which is NOT a goal of Stalin in Eastern Europe following WWII?

Limiting communism to areas already under Soviet control

Western defense alliance formed to stop the spread of communism

Coined the phrase "an iron curtain has descended across the continent"

Which is NOT a characteristic of West Germany?

International organization dedicated to spreading communism worldwide

Playing a key role in world affairs

Which is NOT a characteristic of East Germany?

Cold War tensions relaxed in the 1970s

What did the East German government to do stop its citizens from fleeing to West Berlin?

Funneling food and supplies to people in West Berlin

Belief in 1960s that a nuclear attack would create a nuclear retaliation

Claimed Americans would resist Soviet expansion in Europe and the world