Starter quiz
- Complete the sentence: Truman was concerned that high levels of ______ would allow communism to spread more easily in post-war Europe.
- capitalism
- poverty ✓
- prosperity
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- Which keyword describes using American influence and military resources to prevent the spread of communism into non-communist countries?
- 'containment' ✓
- Which of the following statements best describe conditions in post-war Europe?
- Rebuilding projects had been completed almost instantly.
- The economy was prospering and jobs were plentiful.
- Millions of people were hungry, unemployed and suffering. ✓
- Homes, businesses and infrastructure had been badly damaged. ✓
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- What was the unofficial name of the European Recovery Plan (ERP)?
- 'the Marshall Plan' ✓
- How did the Truman Doctrine change America's approach to foreign policy?
- It did not change anything.
- Changed it from isolationist to containment. ✓
- Changed it from containment to isolationist.
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- Why did people in the USSR describe the Marshall Plan as ‘dollar imperialism’?
- They saw it as an American attempt to use their wealth to go to war.
- They saw it as an American attempt to make a political empire.
- They saw it as an American attempt to make an economic empire. ✓
- They saw it as an American attempt to use their wealth to control countries. ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which keyword describes a system where countries cooperate to protect one other from threats, agreeing to respond together if any member is attacked or faces aggression?
- 'collective security' ✓
- Which keyword describes a difficult or dangerous situation, often with the potential for serious consequences, requiring immediate action or resolution?
- 'crisis' ✓
- Why was Stalin so angry about the introduction of the Deutschmark in June 1948?
- He saw it as an attack on Soviet interests. ✓
- It created a harder division between Bizonia and the Soviet-occupied zone.
- It created a harder division between Trizonia and the Soviet-occupied zone. ✓
- He saw it as an attack on him personally.
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- How long did the Berlin Blockade last?
- '11 months' ✓
- How did the Western allies respond to Stalin's blockade of Berlin?
- successfully negotiated so the blockade was taken down
- successfully bulldozed the blockade
- successfully supplied Berlin from the air ✓
- successfully supplied Berlin from the sea
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- Put the events in the correct chronological order.
- 1⇔The USA and Britain combined their zones to create Bizonia.
- 2⇔Continued disagreements led to the USSR leaving the ACC.
- 3⇔France joined the USA and Britain to create Trizonia.
- 4⇔The Deutschmark was introduced.
- 5⇔Stalin announced the Berlin Blockade.
- 6⇔Western allies responded with Berlin Airlift.
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Key learning points
- The USA, the USSR, Britain and France disagreed about how to administer a divided Germany and a divided Berlin.
- Stalin's response to the creation of Trizonia and the introduction of the Deutschmark in 1948 led to the Berlin Crisis.
- Between June 1948 and May 1949, the USSR set up a blockade to force the Western allies to abandon Berlin.
- The Western allies responded to the Berlin Blockade by successfully supplying Berlin from the air.
- The Berlin Crisis confirmed the long-term division of Germany and Berlin and led to the creation of NATO.
Common misconception
The German Democratic Republic (GDR) was West Germany.
The GDR was East Germany - the Democratic part of the name is confusing as it was not democratic in the Western sense of being able to choose freely between different political parties.
Keywords
Blockade - an attempt to prevent goods, people or supplies from entering or leaving a certain area
Airlift - the transportation of people or goods by air, often used when other forms of transport are not available
Crisis - a difficult or dangerous situation, often with the potential for serious consequences, requiring immediate action or resolution
Collective security - a system where countries cooperate to protect one other from threats, agreeing to respond together if any member is attacked or faces aggression
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