History - Early developments of the cold war

• Who delivered the Iron Curtain Speech?

  Winston Churchill
• The Iron Curtain Speech was delivered in Fulton, Missouri, USA on the 5th of March 1946.
• The Iron Curtain was a physical barrier built by the USSR to prevent travel between Europe and the United States.

  False
• What was the main purpose of the Iron Curtain created by the USSR?

  Prevent contact with non-communist countries
• Cominform formed a buffer zone between the Soviet Union and the West.
• Comecon was established to control trade between the Soviet Union and its satellite states.
• What was the primary focus of NATO during the Cold War?

  Collective defense
• Match the Cold War-era countries with their roles:

  USA ↔️ Member of NATO

  Soviet Union ↔️ Created the Iron Curtain

  West Germany ↔️ Rebuilt as capitalist democracy

  East Germany ↔️ Occupied by the Soviet Union
• Steps in the division and occupation of Germany during the Cold War:

  1️⃣ Soviet Union occupies East Germany

  2️⃣ Western allies divide West Germany into three zones

  3️⃣ Allies rebuild West Germany as a capitalist democracy
• The Marshall Plan intended to rebuild the economies and spirits of Western Europe.
• Who was the Marshall Plan named after?

  George Marshall
• The Truman Doctrine provided aid to countries resisting communism.
• In June 1948, the Soviet Union surrounded Berlin, cutting off all ground traffic into the city.
• Why did the United States and the United Kingdom conduct the Berlin Airlift?

  To supply West Berlin
• The Berlin Airlift was used because it avoided military conflict with the Soviet Union.