Chapter 17 Guided Reading Cold War Superpowers Face Off Section 1answer Info

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared that an “______” had descended across the continent of Europe.

At the end of WWII, Germany was divided into four zones occupied by the U.S., Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. The capital, Berlin, was located deep within the Soviet zone but was also divided into four sectors. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared that an

| Cause | Effect | |-------|--------| | Soviet Union sets up communist governments in Eastern Europe. | The U.S. adopts policy of (stopping further Soviet expansion). | | U.S. offers Marshall Plan aid to Europe. | Western Europe recovers economically; Stalin forbids Eastern Europe from accepting aid. | | Stalin blocks all ground access to West Berlin. | U.S. and Britain launch the Berlin Airlift to supply the city. | | Western nations fear Soviet attack. | They form NATO as a defensive military alliance. | | Cause | Effect | |-------|--------| | Soviet

If your guided reading includes a map of Cold War Europe, look for these answers: and the Soviet Union. The capital

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Warsaw