Treaties and Blocs

Question 1

For how long did the United States and its allies provide supplies to West Berlin to overcome the Berlin blockade?

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for about one year

Question 2

NATO was formed

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after World War II.

Question 3

What development led the Soviet Union to establish the Warsaw Pact?

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West Germany joined NATO.

Question 4

How was the United States’ policy of containment after World War II related to the development of the Marshall Plan?

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The United States believed that the economic aid provided by the Marshall Plan would help contain the spread of communism.

Question 5

In 1955, the Warsaw Pact included the Soviet Union and the countries of

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Eastern Europe.

Question 6

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

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It improved their relationship because it showed that they could work together successfully to resist the USSR.

Question 7

Under NATO, the United States, Canada, and Western European nations agreed to

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defend each other against attacks by responding with force.

Question 8

Which of the following events prompted the USSR to form the Warsaw Pact?

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the addition of West Germany to NATO in 1955

Question 9

The Berlin airlift to West Berlin in 1948 and 1949 involved planes sent by

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several Allied nations.

Question 10

What was one effect that joining the Warsaw Pact had on the nations of Eastern Europe?

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The USSR took even greater control of its satellite countries.

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