Cold War

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What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

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to fund the rebuilding of Europe

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What solution did the Western powers come up with to present to solve the problem when the Soviets blocked Berlin?

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an airlift

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Why were the US and Soviet Union on opposite sides of the Cold War?

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The two countries have different viewpoints of government and economy.

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What was the Iron Curtain?

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an imaginary line dividing communist and non-communist countries 

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Why did Western Europe want to contain communism?

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They feared communism would destroy democracy.

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What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

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United States and Soviet Union

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Military alliance between US and western European countries.

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NATO

Front

During this conference Stalin promised he would allow free elections and self-determination in eastern Europe.

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Yalta Conference

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USSR formed this military alliance in response to NATO. It was an alliance between USSR and pro communist countries.

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Warsaw Pact

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The Cold War started immediately after WWII and lasted until?

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1990's