Look at the U.S. History question below. Using sources 4 and 5, which statements best explain why the western Allies established NATO in 1949? Select the two correct answers. A. Mao Zedong established a communist government in China.B. East Germany built the Berlin Wall to divide East and West Berlin.C. The Soviet Union threatened to take over Western-occupied Berlin.D. The Soviet Union refused to accept aid from the Marshall Plan. Source 5Cold War EuropeThisof Europe shows NATO and Warsaw Pact member nationsmapin 1982.NorwaySoviet UnionUnitedKingdomDenmarkNeth.E. GermanyCzechoslovakiaPolandBelgium -HungaryW. Germany-RomaniaBulgariaFrancePortugalItalySpainTurkeyGreeceKeyNATO memberWarsaw Pact member"Iron Curtain"neutral country Source 4Events of the Cold WarEvents during the Cold War1945 Postwar Germany is divided into zones of occupation1947 President Truman announces the Truman Doctrine-George Kennan explains the need for a containment policy1948 Congress passes the Marshall PlanStalin orders the Berlin Blockade and Western Alliesbegin the Berlin Airlift1949 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) isestablished-West Germany and East Germany are establishedThe Soviet Union detonates an atomic bombMao Zedong establishes a communist governmentin China following the Chinese Civil War1950 e-The Korean War begins1954 -President Eisenhower describes the domino theory1955 -The Soviet Union forms the Warsaw Pact1961 U.S.-backed Bay of Pigs Invasion takes placeLEast German authorities build the Berlin Wall1962 -Cuban Missile Crisis takes place1964 -Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution1973-The United States agrees to a cease-fire agreementand withdraws troops from Vietnam1975 -North Vietnam defeats South Vietnam

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Look at the U.S. History question below. Using sources 4 and 5, which statements best explain why the western Allies established NATO in 1949? Select the two correct answers. A. Mao Zedong established a communist government in China.B. East Germany built the Berlin Wall to divide East and West Berlin.C. The Soviet Union threatened to take over Western-occupied Berlin.D. The Soviet Union refused to accept aid from the Marshall Plan. Source 5Cold War EuropeThisof Europe shows NATO and Warsaw Pact member nationsmapin 1982.NorwaySoviet UnionUnitedKingdomDenmarkNeth.E. GermanyCzechoslovakiaPolandBelgium -HungaryW. Germany-RomaniaBulgariaFrancePortugalItalySpainTurkeyGreeceKeyNATO memberWarsaw Pact member&#34;Iron Curtain&#34;neutral country Source 4Events of the Cold WarEvents during the Cold War1945 Postwar Germany is divided into zones of occupation1947 President Truman announces the Truman Doctrine-George Kennan explains the need for a containment policy1948 Congress passes the Marshall PlanStalin orders the Berlin Blockade and Western Alliesbegin the Berlin Airlift1949 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) isestablished-West Germany and East Germany are establishedThe Soviet Union detonates an atomic bombMao Zedong establishes a communist governmentin China following the Chinese Civil War1950 e-The Korean War begins1954 -President Eisenhower describes the domino theory1955 -The Soviet Union forms the Warsaw Pact1961 U.S.-backed Bay of Pigs Invasion takes placeLEast German authorities build the Berlin Wall1962 -Cuban Missile Crisis takes place1964 -Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution1973-The United States agrees to a cease-fire agreementand withdraws troops from Vietnam1975 -North Vietnam defeats South Vietnam

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The Cold War refers to the geopolitical tensions that developed throughout the world following the…