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Social Studies
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COLD WAR STUDY GUIDE 2
Containment and the Marshall Plan
http://www.ushistory.org/us/52c.asp
1. What three countries became part of the Soviet Union after World War II?
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2. What other five countries in Eastern Europe were controlled by Communist
governments after World War II? ______________________________________
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3. What happened in Greece and Turkey after World War II? What did Truman
do in those countries?
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4. What was the policy of containment and the Truman Doctrine?
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5. What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan? What did it do?
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6. What impact did the Marshall Plan have on the American economy?
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The Berlin Airlift and NATO
http://www.ushistory.org/us/52d.asp
1. Where is Berlin located? ___________________________________________
2. What did the Soviets do in Berlin in June, 1948? ________________________
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3. What choice was Truman faced with after Stalin blockaded off Berlin?
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4. What did Truman do to keep the city of Berlin supplied?
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5. What was NATO? _________________________________________________
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Research Answers to the following questions:
1. What was the Warsaw Pact? ________________________________________
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2. What was/is the purpose of the United Nations? ________________________
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3. In what two ways did the communists shock America in 1949?
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