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THE MARSHALL PLAN(Video to left)1)How much money did the plan promise?2)Who was the money promised to?3)What were the Marshall Plan’s three main goals?4)What was the fourth and most important goal of the plan?5)What was the Soviets’ answer to the plan?6)What countries did their plan focus on? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU_QQtPRhSU
CONTAINMENTThe following slides contain examples of the various ways the United States attempted to contain the spread of communism.Using Chapter 39:-Identify the country-Method used: (Containment by…)-One sentence explanation of the situation.
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Countries Involved:Method Used: (Containment by…)One sentence explanation of the situation:
The Cold War: Crash CourseUse the video to the left to answer the questions below:1)The years of the Cold War are from ___ to ___.2)What do the letters “MAD” stand for?3)During the Cold War, the planet was divided in three ways. Name and explain each.4)Which person, according to the video, is most credited with the end of the Cold War?5)In what year did the Berlin Wall come down? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9HjvHZfCUI
Using the internet as the basis of your research, please answer the following:1)In what year did communism reach its height? (the year that saw the most communist countries)2)How many countries were communist that year?3)What are the five remaining communist countries in the world today?
-Guatemala -China -Brazil -East Germany -Cuba -Turkey -Korea -Egypt -Dominican Republic -Greece “Red or Not?” DIRECTIONS: On your activity sheet, rank the countries to the left according to their strategic importance to the U.S. and U.S.S.R. You will need Chapter 39 in “History Alive!” to help you. Finally, explain your reasoning behind your rankings in a short paragraph on the back of your study guide (last page of packet).