The cold war and beyond

Question 0

The Marshall plan

Answer 0

Economic aid designed to promote recovery of war torn areas while preventing the spread of soviet influence

Question 1

The Truman doctrine

Answer 1

To block the invasion of the soviets into Turkey

Question 2

The NATO alliance

Answer 2

North Atlantic treaty organization, defensive preparations among
The nations of western Europe

Question 3

The Warsaw pact

Answer 3

Soviet unions response to NATO, linked the soviet union with 7 eastern European countries

Question 4

The Berlin airlift

Answer 4

Massive airlift of food, fuel, and other supplies to the people of west Berlin

Question 5

European coal and steel community

Answer 5

Tariff free trade in coal and steel in France

Question 6

The European economic community’s

Answer 6

Common market, created by treaty of Rome, tariff union, driving force behind economic integration in western europe

Question 7

Charles de Gaulle

Answer 7

Established the 5th French republic, key ideas included withdrawing France from NATO, developing French nuclear weapons,

Question 8

De-stalinization

Answer 8

Instituted by Khrushchv, produced more consumer goods, curbed the power of the secret policy, granted more freedom to writers

Question 9

Sputnik

Answer 9

Started the space race

Question 10

The Berlin wall

Answer 10

Stopped flow of refugees into west Berlin, symbol of comminist oppression

Question 11

Cuban missile crisis

Answer 11

Soviet union constructed nuclear missiles in cuba, undermined Khrusxhev’s credibility