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Imagine Aria, Abigail, and William are discussing history class! Toward the end of World War II, which two countries had different world goals from the USSR?

• Britain and France

• Britain and the USA

• USA and Germany

• France and Germany

Anika, Mason, and Aiden are time-traveling reporters at the Yalta Conference! What did Stalin promise FDR and Churchill about Eastern European nations after World War II?

• To set up communist governments

• To allow free elections

• To invade Japan

• To use atomic weapons

Emma, Olivia, and Nora are learning about history. After the USSR helped free Eastern European nations from the Nazis, it looked like they were going to stick around and set up ______ governments there. What kind of governments do you think they planned to impose?

• communist

• democratic

• monarchist

• capitalist

Abigail, Ava, and Isla are debating why the U.S. chose to use atomic weapons to end World War II quickly. Can you help them figure out the main reason?

• To save money

• To prevent the Soviets from setting up a communist state in Japan

• To help the USSR

• To impress Britain

Samuel, Rohan, and Benjamin are forming a club and want to model it after a famous alliance. What was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

• An economic alliance

• A defensive military alliance between the USA, Canada, and 10 Western European nations

• A communist alliance

• A trade agreement

Isla, Abigail, and Emma are discussing history class. Isla asks, "Hey, do you remember what kind of military alliance the Warsaw Pact was between the USSR and 7 Eastern European nations?" Can you help them out?

• defensive

• offensive

• neutral

• economic

Ava and Zoe are discussing history after WWII. Ava asks, "What did Churchill famously say had descended across Europe after the war?" Can you help Zoe answer?

• The Berlin Wall

• The Iron Curtain

• The Marshall Plan

• The Truman Doctrine

Priya, Noah, and Arjun are learning about U.S. history. Which U.S. policy was designed to stop the spread of communism after World War II?

• The Marshall Plan

• The Truman Doctrine

• Containment

• The Iron Curtain

Mason and Harper are discussing history class. Mason says, "The Marshall Plan (1948-52) offered free financial aid to any European nation rebuilding after World War II." Is Mason correct?

• True

• False

Maya, Scarlett, and Abigail are learning about the Truman Doctrine (1947). Imagine they are world leaders deciding how to help countries fighting outside 'pressures.' What kind of aid did the U.S. suggest it would send, according to the Truman Doctrine?

• Only economic aid

• Only military aid

• Direct economic and/or military aid

• No aid at all