WH 3.2

The aim of the *BLANK* was to limit the Soviet Union's power and influence and to stop the spread of communism.

US containment policy

Which of the following countries were part of the Eastern Bloc? Check all that apply.

Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania

*BLANK* was divided into two countries, one democratic and one communist, after World War II.

Germany

The division of Berlin mirrored the division of Germany because it was divided between

a democratic west and a communist east

What was the Iron Curtain?

a term for the divide that isolated the East

In what way did the Soviet Union try to spread communism around the world?

by supporting revolutionary movements

Which term best describes the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

competitive

The Marshall Plan provided *BLANK* assistance to help countries in postwar Europe rebuild.

economic

The contrasting Soviet and American views on security most greatly affected how each country approached its

foreign policy

The Cold War was a period of *BLANK* between the United States and the Soviet Union.

indirect conflict

How did the Soviet Union try to ensure that satellite states would follow its policies?

it controlled local communist governments

How did the Soviet style of government differ from American democracy?

it was led by a dictator

Why did Secretary of State George Marshall think it was important for postwar Europe to be stable and prosperous?

it would be more likely to reject communism

Why did people within the Eastern Bloc have few economic freedoms?

the government controlled the economy

Which best describes why Stalin believed that having satellite states would help prevent future wars?

these countries would be indebted to and protect the Soviet Union

Which of these most likely explains why people in the Eastern Bloc had little contact with the West?

they could not travel freely

Which best describes why the United States tried to strengthen democracy on a global scale during the Cold War?

to achieve cooperation and security

Which best describes why the Soviet Union established buffer states around its borders?

to protect itself from direct invasion