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6. At the peak of the Berlin Blockade, a plane took off how often?
- Once an hour
- Every 90 seconds
- Every minute
- Once a week
7. What did General MacArthur want to do in the Korean war?
- Proceed past the 38th parallel to remove the communist North Korean gov.
- Proceed past the 8th parallel to remove the communist North Korean gov.
- End the war and allow South Korea to become communist
- Continue the war to remove the Chinese communist government
8. How many countries were involved in Marshall aid?
9. What action of West Germany suggested the USA were following an aggressive policy?
- They joined NATO despite the Potsdam agreement
- They joined the Warsaw pact despite the Yalta agreement
- They bombed East Germany
- Started the Berlin Blockade
10. Define containment
- Allowing communism to exist within its current boundaries but to prevent further spread
- Give in to communism
- Allow communism to spread
- Prevent further growth and minimise existing influence of communism
11. One point of the Kennan telegram
- The USA were beating Stalin
- The USA should give in to communism
- USA must prepare to use force against the USSR
- The USA should be scared of Stalin
12. What suggested the USA weren't following an aggressive policy?
- All of the above
- Didn't confront USSR about takeover of E.Europe
- Accepted division of N. Korea at 38th parallel - didn't continue into North Korea.
- USA didn't confront USSR about Berlin Blockade
13. How much was invested in Marshall Aid?
- $13
- £13bn
- $13bn
- $50million
14. What other action of the USA suggested their policy was aggressive?
- Carter doctrine
- Churchil's speech
- Marshall Aid - suggested they were trying to spread capitalist influence
- Berlin Blockade - shouldn't have airlifted in supplies