| A | B |
|---|
| NATO stands for | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) |
| Year that NATO started | 1949 |
| The Soviet Union and its affiliated Communist nations in Eastern Europe founded a rival alliance, | Warsaw Pact, in 1955 |
| German city split into two and became the focal point of the split of Germany into West and East. | Berlin |
| West Germany was controlled by | Western nations (including the United States, Great Britain, France and other countries) |
| East Germany was controlled by | Communist Eastern bloc (led by the Union of Soviet Socialists Republics or USSR) |
| U.S. leaders introduced the Marshall Plan | Diplomatic initiative that provided aid to friendly nations to help them rebuild their war-damaged infrastructures and economies. |
| "Berlin Airlift" refers to supplies being sent to west controlled sectors of the German city because | USSR cut off ground access to Berlin |
| Truman Doctrine | United States needed to provide military and economic assistance to protect nations from communist aggression. |
| First two nations that receive help under the Marshall Plan | Greece and Turkey |
| Appointed by President Truman to address the spread of Communism in Europe and around the World | George Marshall |
| Four countries occupied the divided zones of Germany? | Britain, France, USA and Soviet Union |
| Country not a part of the Warsaw Pact between Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, or Italy | Italy |
| Number of European countries signed up for the Marshall Plan | 16 |
| Country from this list is not in NATO? Belgium, Iceland, Turkey, and Poland | Poland |
| The two political parties in Italy that fought a contested election that the US played a part in | Christian Democrats/Communists |
| Marshall Plan aid was available to whom? | Eastern and Western Europe |
| A reason that many young people liked Communism | Hopes it would create a classless society |
| Percentage split on how aid in the Marshall Plan was organized | 20% loans/80% grants |
| Exported to Greece to help with farming | Missouri Mules |
| What Stalin felt about Berlin | A "bone in the throat" |
| Advantage the US had over the Soviet Union following WWII | The A Bomb |
| Satellite Countries | nations that were aligned with, but also under the influence and pressure of, the Soviet Union. |
