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How did the response to the Berlin blockade affect the relationship between the United States and its allies?

A
It harmed their relationship because not everyone wanted to oppose the USSR or support airlifting supplies.
B
It harmed their relationship because some nations wanted to take all of the credit and deny the others’ participation.
C
It improved their relationship because it showed that they could earn huge profits by negotiating trade agreements together.
D
It improved their relationship because it showed that they could work together successfully to resist the USSR.
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What was one effect that joining the Warsaw Pact had on the nations of Eastern Europe?

A
The USSR took even greater control of its satellite countries.
B
The nations that joined both NATO and the Warsaw Pact became allies.
C
The nations under the Warsaw Pact turned to communism.
D
The Warsaw Pact had no effect on Eastern European countries.
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.Why did the United States introduce the Marshall Plan in the postwar era?

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to stabilize Europe and support democratic governments
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to encourage Europe to share its postwar prosperity with the United States
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to help the USSR form a democratic government
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to boost economic recovery in the United States after World War II
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In 1955, the Warsaw Pact included the Soviet Union and the countries of

W
Western Europe.
E
Eastern Europe.
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the North Atlantic.
t
the South Atlantic.
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The Soviets wanted to expand the reach of the Marshall Plan.
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The Soviets wanted to make Berlin the new capital of the USSR.
T
The Soviets wanted to gain a foothold in West Germany.
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The Soviets wanted to expand their area of control in Eastern Europe.
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What development led the Soviet Union to establish the Warsaw Pact?

A
The Soviets gained control over satellite countries.
B
West Germany joined NATO.
C
The Allied powers grew weaker.
D
The Berlin Wall was erected between East and West Germany.
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Under NATO, the United States, Canada, and Western European nations agreed to

A
negotiate a peace treaty with the Soviet Union.
B
reduce their military forces by equivalent amounts.
C
ask the United Nations for permission to go to war.
D
defend each other against attacks by responding with force.
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How was the United States’ policy of containment after World War II related to the development of the Marshall Plan?

A
If the United States could contain the USSR and stop it from trading with other nations, the Marshall Plan would be successful.
B
By containing the growth of the USSR’s economy, the United States could use the Marshall Plan to stop the spread of capitalism.
C
The USSR could only be contained within its borders by military force, so the Marshall Plan built up the American military.
D
The United States believed that the economic aid provided by the Marshall Plan would help contain the spread of communism.

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