What was the U.S. response to communist rebellions in Greece and Turkey?

To issue the Truman Doctrine and work to contain communism

What event started the tearing down of the Berlin Wall?

Citizens being allowed to cross the border

Why did the U.S. and the Soviet Union never directly fight in the Cold War?

Fighting would lead to mutually assured destruction- nukes

What happened to Germany after the end of World War II?

It and its capital Berlin were divided among the Allies

Why did the U.S. create the Marshall Plan?

To help countries rebuild and fight against Communism

What was the "Iron Curtain" of the Cold War?

the border between Free and Communist nations in Europe

What is the main idea of Domino Theory?

Unless stopped Communism will spread and reach the U.S.

What was the U.S. response to the Soviet Union blockading all of Berlin?

The Berlin Airlift- send supplies until the blockade stopped

How did the Soviet Union try to keep people from fleeing East Berlin?

They built a heavily guarded wall wall to divide the city

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Cold War- Containment Policy

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U.S. major policies of Cold War and the East/West Divide

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What was the U.S. response to communist rebellions in Greece and Turkey?
to ask the U.N. for economic sanctions against the USSR
To issue the Truman Doctrine and work to contain communism
The U.S. allowed the nations to fall to Communism
To enter peace negotiations with the Soviet Union
2
What event started the tearing down of the Berlin Wall?
An armed conflict between Germany and Russia
A U.N. peacekeeping force taking control of all Berlin
Citizens being allowed to cross the border
The Soviet Union annexing West Berlin
3
Why did the U.S. and the Soviet Union never directly fight in the Cold War?
The U.S. secretly supported to the Soviets
The Soviet Union was at war with China
The two countries were restrained by the U.N.
Fighting would lead to mutually assured destruction- nukes
4
What happened to Germany after the end of World War II?
It was made a French colony
It and its capital Berlin were divided among the Allies
It became a territory managed by the U.N.
It kept its independence
5
Why did the U.S. create the Marshall Plan?
To help countries rebuild and fight against Communism
To officially create NATO
To establish a new military force in Europe
To establish free trade zones in Europe
6
The picture below best described which Cold War Doctrine?
Domino Theory
Brinksmanship
M.A.D.
Containment
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What was the "Iron Curtain" of the Cold War?
the border between Free and Communist nations in Europe
A missile defense system in Russia
A trade zone created in Communist antions
A naval blockade against the Soviets by Britain
8
What is the main idea of Domino Theory?
That using nuclear weapons would end the world
Unless stopped Communism will spread and reach the U.S.
to push the Soviet Union to war and stop at the last second
That there should be no contact between the West/East
9
What was the U.S. response to the Soviet Union blockading all of Berlin?
To surrender West Berlin to Stalin
To declare war on the Soviet Union
To move missile silos into Turkey
The Berlin Airlift- send supplies until the blockade stopped
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How did the Soviet Union try to keep people from fleeing East Berlin?
They surrounded the city with tanks
They invaded and took over West Berlin
They created special travel permits
They built a heavily guarded wall wall to divide the city

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