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Cold War Worksheet #1

This document contains a worksheet with questions about key events and outcomes related to the Cold War. It asks about the locations of Soviet and Western forces after WWII, the division of Germany and control of East/West Germany, outcomes for Japan after WWII, the purpose of the Marshall Plan and formation of the UN, differences between the economic/political systems of the US and Soviet Union, key events and policies like the Truman Doctrine and formation of NATO, Soviet control over Eastern European countries, the rise of Mao Zedong in China and subsequent Sino-Soviet split, and Eisenhower's adoption of a policy of "Massive Retaliation" to deter Soviet nuclear strikes.

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Cold War Worksheet #1

This document contains a worksheet with questions about key events and outcomes related to the Cold War. It asks about the locations of Soviet and Western forces after WWII, the division of Germany and control of East/West Germany, outcomes for Japan after WWII, the purpose of the Marshall Plan and formation of the UN, differences between the economic/political systems of the US and Soviet Union, key events and policies like the Truman Doctrine and formation of NATO, Soviet control over Eastern European countries, the rise of Mao Zedong in China and subsequent Sino-Soviet split, and Eisenhower's adoption of a policy of "Massive Retaliation" to deter Soviet nuclear strikes.

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Name _______________________________________ Date _____________________

Cold War
Worksheet #1

Post War outcomes


1. Where would you find the Soviet forces at the end of the WWII? _________________
_______________________________________________________________________
2. What happened to Germany at the end of the WWII? __________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
3. Who controlled West Germany? ___________________________________________
4.Who controlled East Germany? ____________________________________________
5. What happened to Japan after WWII? (1) ___________________________________
(2)__________________________________________________________________
(3)__________________________________________________________________
*Read pg. 793
6. What the purpose of the Marshall Plan? ____________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
7. When was the United Nations formed? _____________________Why was it formed?
_______________________________________________________________________
8. The Cold War set the framework for _____________________________ for _______
years. *(What does this statement mean?)
9. When did the Cold War begin? ____________________ end ____________________
10. The United States and the Soviet Union were very different. List the differences
between the government and the economic systems. _____________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
11. The Cold War was essentially a _____________________ between the __________
and the _____________________
12. Identify the Truman Doctrine. ___________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
13.How was the Truman Doctrine different from the Marshall plan? _________________
_______________________________________________________________________
14. What does NATO stand for? _____________________________________________
Why was it formed? _______________________________________________________
15. Name the group that the Soviet Union created? ______________________________
16. Who took over China? ________________________ When? ___________________
17. What happened between China and the Soviet Union? _________________________
* Why was this beneficial to the United States?
18. When did the Soviet Union match the U.S. in nuclear weaponry? ________________
19. As a result President __________________, adopted a policy of “ _______________
__________________” to deter (prevent) any nuclear strikes by the _________________

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