Part of a unit on the Cold War. Reading and comprehension questions, with videos embedded.

Countries in Eastern Europe that were controlled by the Soviet Union were called what?

What best describes the Truman Doctrine and its purpose?

What happened to Germany after WW2?

What happened to Berlin, the capital of Germany, after WW2?

The Berlin Airlift was one of the first hot spots from the Cold War?
What best describes the Berlin Airlift?

What best describes the Marshall Plan and its purpose?

Two new alliance groups formed during the Cold War.
8. What was NATO?

What was the purpose of the Berlin wall that was put up in 1961 that divided the city of Berlin in half?
What was the name for the boundary in Europe that divided democratic from communist European countries called?
What was the name of the Soviet alliance created in response to NATO forming?