Question 5 • MCPSS AL-Grade 6 United States Studies: The Industrial Revolution to the Present - Summer School 2026
Which events increased tensions between Western nations and the USSR during the Cold War? Check all that apply.The USSR created satellite states in Eastern Europe. Western nations constructed a wall around East Berlin.Western nations tried to push the USSR out of East Germany.Western nations delivered supplies to West Berlin by air.The USSR blockaded the city of West Berlin.
Answer
A
The USSR created satellite states in Eastern Europe.
B
Western nations constructed a wall around East Berlin.
C
Western nations tried to push the USSR out of East Germany.
D
Western nations delivered supplies to West Berlin by air.
E
The USSR blockaded the city of West Berlin.
Explanation
The USSR’s creation of satellite states in Eastern Europe increased Western fears of Soviet expansion. The USSR’s blockade of West Berlin and the Western airlift that supplied the city both heightened tensions during the Berlin Crisis. Western nations did not build the Berlin Wall or try to push the USSR out of East Germany.
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