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

A
They did not have enough troops to attack the USSR.
B
They controlled only the water routes to Berlin.
C
They controlled only one land route into West Berlin.
D
They did not want to use military force against the USSR.
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After World War II, the Marshall Plan helped countries in Western Europe with

A
grants and loans.
B
weapons and troops.
C
food and supplies.
D
physicians and medicine.
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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.
4

The postwar conditions in Europe that inspired the formation of the Marshall Plan included

A
stable financial systems and improved trade.
B
the containment policy and military strength.
C
chemical development and improved industry.
D
high unemployment and economic instability.
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.Why did the United States introduce the Marshall Plan in the postwar era?

A
to stabilize Europe and support democratic governments
B
to encourage Europe to share its postwar prosperity with the United States
C
to help the USSR form a democratic government
D
to boost economic recovery in the United States after World War II
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Which of the following was an effect of the Marshall Plan that led to a more unified Western Europe?

A
European industries struggled.
B
Trade expanded between a number of nations.
C
Unemployment rates increased across the board.
D
The Soviet Union eventually took part in the plan.
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Following World War II, the mutual defense organization known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed

A
because the USSR had strengthened its armed forces.
B
because the USSR was threatening to occupy East Germany.
C
because Western European nations wanted to attack the USSR.
D
because Western European nations had turned to communism.
8

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

A
only the United States.
B
only Great Britain.
C
only Canada.
D
several Allied nations.
9

NATO was formed

A
before World War I.
B
during World War II.
C
after World War II.
D
after World War I.
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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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