1. Unit: The Cold War Topic: Communism Spreads

2. 1. Mutual Distrust

3. A.The U.S. feared the spread of Communism.

4. B.Stalin had forced Communism upon Poland and other Eastern European countries. C.These countries were called satellites of the Soviet Union.

6. D. The Soviet Union has no year-round warm-water port; they must depend on the Bosporus Strait to enter the Mediterranean Sea.

7. E.When Stalin began to eye Greece and Turkey to control access to the Strait, the U.S. took action.

8. 2. The U.S. Gets Serious!

9. A.In March 1947, President Truman created the Truman Doctrine to give military and economic aid to any country threatened by Communism. “Put that in your pipe and smoke it!”

11. B.It stopped Stalin’s advances on Greece and Turkey for control of the Bosporus.

12. C.The Marshall Plan (1947) was a massive economic aid package designed to strengthen war-torn European countries and turn them away from Communism.

13. D.Both policies were based on the theory of containment, which involved limiting Communism to areas already under Soviet control.

14. Classwork! Truman Doctrine: military and monetary aid Marshall Plan: monetary aid Containment: stop Communism from spreading