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After WWII the US converted factories from producing war materials to producing what?
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consumer goods
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When the soldiers returned home from the war, what happened to the women who were working in factories?
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stopped working and returned home to their family responsibilities.
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What are the reasons for increased economic growth in the US after the war?
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*business switched from producing war materials to consumer goods.
* technological advances led to increased business *workers gained benefits and started earning higher wages |
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What happened to Eastern European countries after WWII?
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They were controlled by the Soviet Union
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A program that gave financial aid to help rebuild Europe after WWII
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Marshall Plan
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Who were the two superpowers involved in the Cold War?
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United States and Soviet Union
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Why was it called the Cold War?
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Because of the tension between the US and the Soviet Union about politics. There was never any direct fighting
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A US policy designed to prevent the spread of Soviet communism in the world.
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containment
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The imaginary politcal and military barrier that isolated and separated the Soviet controlled Eastern Europe from Western Europe.
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The iron curtain
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The system in the Soviet Union where the government owns and controls farms, industry and business
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communism
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A form of government in which people have a say in choosing their leaders and laws
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democratic
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A society in which business and property can be owned by individuals and the economy is based on free enterprise
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capitalism
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Democratic alliance that was formed in 1949 in response to possible Soviet Union threats of invasion.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
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An alliance formed in 1955 by the Soviet Union to defend against attacks from Western Europe
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Warsaw Pact
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A belief that if one nation in Asia became communists, the others would follow.
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domino theory
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When fighting stops because both sides are equally strong and neither side wins.
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stalemate
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an example of containment in Europe
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Monroe Doctrine
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When did the Cuban missle crisis begin?
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When the Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba
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What was the result of the Cuban missle Crisis?
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The Soviet Union withdrew their nuclear missles from Cuba
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Which side of Germany did the Soviet Union control?
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East Germany
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How did WWII help end the Great Depression?
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Factories and workers were needed to produce war materials, creating jobs.
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United States
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government of democracy and capitalism
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Soviet Union
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government of dictatorship and communism
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What are three major factors of the Cold war?
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NATO and the Warsaw Pact
capitalism and communism arms race of nuclear weapons |
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What events started the Korean conflict?
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Communist North Korea attacked South Korea
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How did the Korean conflict end?
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In a stalemate (neither side won)
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What is the name of the imaginary line where Korea is divided?
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the 38th parallel.
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What reason was given for the US involvement in Vietnam?
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Domino Theory
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How did Americans feel about the involvement in the Vietnam war?
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Americans were divided about the war. Some were for it, some were against it.
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What divided East and West Germany?
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Berlin Wall
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How did the cold war come to an end?
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The collapse or ending of communism in the Soviet Union.
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