The Cold War Europe is Broken Apart

1. Satellites were ________________________.
a) a blockade sent by the Soviets to keep France, England, and the United States out of East Germany
b) special planes the United States used to deliver goods to Berlin
c) nations that are controlled by other nations
d) a new technology developed after World War II to navigate aircraft

2. The ______________ was when 277,274 planeloads of supplies were flown into East Germany after the Soviet Union blocked land travel.
a) Iron Curtain
b) Berlin Airlift
c) Cold War
d) Satellite Drop

3. _____________________ was the leader of the Soviet Union after World War II.
a) Joseph Stalin
b) Harry Truman
c) George C. Marshall
d) Adolf Hitler

4. Americans wanted to ___________________ .
a) encourage counties to elect a Communist government
b) combat Communism so that is would be limited to only the U.S.S.R.
c) expand Communism to all European countries
d) contain Communism to areas where it was already present

5. Which event did the United States consider a major victory in the Cold War?
a) Germany was broken into four parts with the United States in control of one of the parts.
b) The Soviets reopened roads and rail lines in September 1949.
c) President Truman adopting the policy, "The buck stops here."
d) The Marshall Plan in which supplies were given to war-torn nations in Europe.



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1. (c) 
2. (b) 
3. (a) 
4. (d) 
5. (b)