Treaties and Blocs

Question 1

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

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West Germany joined NATO.

Question 2

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 3

Which statement best describes the response by the United States and its allies to the Berlin blockade?

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Planes dropped tons of supplies around the city each day.

Question 4

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 5

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

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Eastern Europe.

Question 6

Which statement best describes the reason why the Allies responded to the Berlin blockade by airlifting supplies to the city?

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They did not want to use military force against the USSR.

Question 7

After World War II, the Marshall Plan helped countries in Western Europe with

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grants and loans.

Question 8

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 9

.Why did the United States introduce the Marshall Plan in the postwar era?

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to stabilize Europe and support democratic governments

Question 10

NATO was formed

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after World War II.

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