Post-War Europe
Much of Europe was left like this after WWII
In ruins
The USSR blocked this part of Berlin
West Berlin
U.S. president who introduced this policy
Harry Truman
U.S. Secretary of State who created this plan
George Marshall
The USSR rejected the Marshall Plan calling it this:
An intrusion into internal affairs
Country at the center of East vs. West conflict
Germany
The Blockade was a protest against this
The new currency
Year the Truman Doctrine was announced
1947
Another name for the Marshall Plan
European Recovery Program
Organization created by the USSR in response
Comecon
Germany was divided into this many occupation zones
Four
The U.S. and Britain responded with this operation
The Berlin Airlift
The U.S. promised to support these types of people
Free peoples
Type of given aid (only name one!!)
Food / Money / Equipment / Transportation support
Organization formed by countries receiving aid
OCED
This city was also divided in four sectors
Berlin
The purpose of the airlift
To supply food and necessities
The doctrine aimed to stop this
The spread of communism
Year Congress approved funding
1948
West Germany's official name (1949)
Federal Republic of Germany
The year the American and British zones combined into the bizone
1947
Year the blockade ended
1949
Two countries mentioned as being influenced by the USSR
Greece and Turkey
Total aid given over time (answer is a dollar amount)
$13.2 billion
East Germany's official name
German Democratic Republic