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11.73 Origins of the Cold War and Containment Worksheet

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Origins of the Cold War and Containment: Choose the policy, map, speech excerpt, or event that best explains ideological conflict, containment, the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, NATO, and the Berlin crisis. Aligned to Broad national and selected state U.S. History alignment: C3 Framework; CCSS Literacy in History/Social Studies 11-12; AP U.S. History; NAEP U.S. History; selected CA, NY, MA, FL, and TX frameworks where applicable. 11.73 - Origins of the Cold War and Containment: Choose the policy, map, speech excerpt, or event that best explains ideological conflict, containment, the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, NATO, and the Berlin crisis. Standards references: C3 D2.His.14-16.9-12; C3 D2.Civ.8-14.9-12; CCSS RH.11-12.1-3; APUSH Period 8; NAEP Theme 4; CA HSS 11.9; NY 11.9; FL SS.912.A.6-A.7; TEKS 113.41(c)(8).

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

Which explanation best synthesizes the origins of the Cold War and the policy of containment?

AThe Cold War began because the United States and Soviet Union agreed to withdraw from world politics.

BContainment was a domestic program to regulate banks during the 1930s.

CThe Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, NATO, and Berlin Airlift were unrelated events with no shared strategy.

DConflicting visions for postwar Europe led U.S. leaders to use aid, alliances, and crisis responses to limit Soviet influence.

Solution & Explanation:The best synthesis connects ideological and geopolitical conflict with containment tools such as the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, NATO, and Berlin Airlift.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

Stimulus: A map-timeline shows the Berlin Blockade and Airlift followed by the creation of separate West German and East German states in 1949. Which interpretation is best?

AThe Berlin crisis immediately reunited Germany under one neutral government.

BThe airlift caused the United States to leave Europe permanently.

CThe Berlin crisis accelerated the political division of Germany within the Cold War order.

DThe blockade occurred because Germany had never been divided into zones.

Solution & Explanation:The crisis deepened the division between Western and Soviet approaches to Germany and was followed by separate German states.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

Stimulus: A table compares Western institutions with Soviet-led institutions: Marshall Plan and NATO on one side, Cominform and Comecon on the other. Which conclusion is best supported?

AThe United States and Soviet Union shared one unified European government.

BThe early Cold War produced rival economic and security structures in Europe.

CAll institutions in the table were created during Reconstruction.

DThe Cold War had no institutional or alliance dimension.

Solution & Explanation:The table shows that both sides organized allies and policies through separate institutions, deepening Europe's division.

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