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How did the Marshall Plan keep communism from spreading in Europe? Check all that apply.It funded large armies.It created new jobs.It expanded industries.It encouraged colonialism.It kept governments stable.

A
It funded large armies.
B
It created new jobs.
C
It expanded industries.
D
It encouraged colonialism.
E
It kept governments stable.
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The Warsaw Pact enabled the USSR to

A
station troops inside member nations.
B
help rebuild Europe after World War II.
C
continue its blockade of West Berlin.
D
create a military alliance with the US.
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The United States gave money to Europe under the Marshall Plan to help Europe

A
recover from the war so it could resist communism.
B
survive the Great Depression so it could resist communism.
C
rebound from the war so it could contain German power.
D
expand its influence to other continents in the world.
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The US government has a system of checks and balances in place to ensure that

A
no branch of government gains too much power.
B
there are no limits on government power.
C
one ruling party controls all elections.
D
the president has absolute power to run the country.
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How did the USSR respond to the creation of NATO?

A
It appealed to the United Nations.
B
It joined the organization.
C
It created the Warsaw Pact.
D
It withdrew from Eastern Europe.
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The photo shows the Berlin Wall in Germany.

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West Germans from moving to the east.
B
East Germans from escaping to the west.
C
the United States from invading East Germany.
D
US supplies from entering West Germany.
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The map shows the Soviet satellite states during the Cold War.

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A
They created a buffer zone for protection against invasion.
B
They made it easier to expand trading opportunities for Soviet products.
C
They provided a large supply of young men to fight in the next war.
D
They made it easier to develop a large stockpile of weapons.
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Which activities did the USSR prohibit its citizens from engaging in? Check all that apply.practicing a specific religionspeaking against the governmentdemanding a right to privacyjoining the armed forcescalling for freedom of the pressbecoming atheists

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practicing a specific religion
B
speaking against the government
C
demanding a right to privacy
D
joining the armed forces
E
calling for freedom of the press
F
becoming atheists
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directindirectviolentsecret

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direct
B
indirect
C
violent
D
secret
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The passage is from President Harry Truman’s explanation of the Truman Doctrine.Totalitarian regimes imposed on free peoples, by direct or indirect aggression, undermine the foundations of international peace and hence the security of the United States. . . .If we falter in our leadership, we may endanger the peace of the world.–President Harry Truman,March 12, 1947

A
The world needed to resist taking action against totalitarian regimes.
B
Countries needed to promote peace by joining the United Nations.
C
The United States needed to lead the fight against the spread of communism.
D
The United Nations needed to take action to protect peace in the world.

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