Cold War Policies and Events

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What can be implied from the picture?

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Western Europe rebuilt more quickly after World War II.

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What prompted the Berlin Airlift?

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The Soviets cut off all traffic in or out of West Berlin.

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What was the main focus of US foreign policy during the Cold War?

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Containment of the spread of communism.

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What organization includes this statement in its charter? . . . The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defense . . . will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the . . . area. . . .

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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How was the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union impacted by the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact?

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These treaties established strong military alliances which intensified the Cold War.

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European nations aligned on the opposite side of the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War were characterized by which feature?

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economic freedom

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What did Winston Churchill mean by the term “Iron Curtain” in 1946 when describing conditions in Europe?

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There was a division between communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe.

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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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What was the term 'iron curtain' used to describe the division of?

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East and West Europe

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What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

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To stop the spread of communism