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The first serious disagreements between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II occurred over Soviet activities in:
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Eastern Europe.
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List 3 major issues at the Yalta conference at the end of WWII
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fate of poland
United Nations occupation of Germany |
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What illustrates the ideological conflict of the Cold War:
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democracy vs. communism
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Immediately after World War II, many of the countries of Eastern Europe were occupied by:
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Soviet troops.
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What term best describes one nation and/or region under the direct or indirect control of a global superpower:
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Satellite nation
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What was Winston Churchill referring to in the quote:
“From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an ‘Iron Curtain’ has descended on the European continent.” |
Soviet Union and its control of the eastern bloc nations
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In 1940s and 1950s, the area described as being “behind the iron curtain” was composed of:
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the Soviet Union and its satellite nations
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Which of the following best describes the objective of the US policy known as containment:
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to restrict the spread of communism to Eastern Europe.
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The first countries to receive economic aid as a result of the Truman Doctrine were:
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Greece and Turkey.
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What was the name of the alliance established by European Communist nations in response to NATO:
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The Warsaw Pact
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List 3 actions/events represent typical actions of totalitarian regimes with regards to human rights.
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1. Using the military to crush local democratic movements
2. Imprisoning political dissidents (those who disagree with the government) 3. Government control of the media |
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The United States began a massive domestic spending program to improve American education and technology in response to:
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the Soviet launching of a space satellite
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The Bay of Pigs was the name given to:
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an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba
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The United States attempt to stop the Soviet Union’s establishment of missile bases in Cuba was called:
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. Cuban Missile Crisis
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. US Defense Secretary Robert McNamara once said, “…the cold war was really a hot war…” This statement is supported by events in all of the following places EXCEPT:
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Korea
China Vietnam |
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Who began the reforms that led to the fall of the Soviet Union:
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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What program encouraged Soviets to be open to new ideas:
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glastnost
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What program encouraged Soviets to restructure their economy:
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perestroika
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What program gradually opened up politics in the Soviet Union:
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democratization
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Gorbachev’s response to Lithuania’s declaration of independence indicated that he:
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knew the breakup of the Soviet Union was inevitable
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Who was most likely to oppose the goals of both Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin:
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Communist party hardliners
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Put the following in chronological order breakup of the Soviet Union > arms race > containment policy begins
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containment policy begins > arms race > breakup of the Soviet Union
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What trend has developed since the collapse of the Soviet Union:
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There is an increasing number of independent nation-states.
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What political group gained power in Poland in the 1980s:
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Solidarity
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What came down on 9 November 1989:
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Berlin Wall
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Began the program of destalinization.
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Nikita Khrushchev
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Policy of taking political situations close to war.
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Brinkmanship
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Stopped a revolution in Hungary.
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Breshnev
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Western European action to take food and supplies to West Berliners.
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Berlin Airlift
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American policy of giving money to West European countries after World War II
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Marshall Plan
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First elected president of Poland
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Lech Waleas
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. Easing of tension
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Détente
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Wanted a “wall” of nations to protect the Soviet Union.
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Joseph Stalin
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Meeting between Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin.
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Yalta
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Developed glasnost and perestroika to save communism.
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. Mikhail Gorbachev
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Communism or Capitalism??
The government should stay out of the lives of people. |
Capitalism
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Communism or Capitalism?
Factories and other properties should be owned by the state. |
Communism
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Communism or Capitalism?
A classless society. _ |
Communism
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Communism or capitalism?
In elections, people should be able to vote for anyone they want. _ |
Capitalism
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Communism or capitalism?
Sees a rich man in his fine home and says: 'No man should have so much.' |
Communism
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Communism or Capitalism?
The government should be involved in every aspect of peoples’ lives. |
Communism
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Communism or Capitalism?
All decisions should be made democratically, by everyone. |
Communism
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Communism or Capitalism?
Wages should be determined by merit. _ |
Capitalism
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Communism or Capitalism?
Free Market Economy _ |
Capitalism
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Communism or capitalism?
Abolition of private property. |
Communism
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The United States and the Soviet Union both began to agree that the world was becoming dangerous with the arms race. This led to BOTH countries signing all of these treaties
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a. The Limited Test Ban ----Treaty of 1963
-Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I) -SALT II |
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In 1961, the Soviet Union built a permanent wall to divide Berlin and prevent people escaping from _______ Germany to _______ Germany.
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East, West
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One sided information created to influence public opinion, create loyalty, and demonize the enemy during the Cold War is called.
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Propaganda
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During the Cold War all of the following created tension between the Superpowers
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-The threat of Nuclear War
-The formation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact -Superpowers aiding countries such as Cuba and Turkey |
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. All of the following are techniques Superpowers used to influence their citizens during the Cold War
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-Glittering Generalities
-Fear -Bandwagon |
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What is the Cold War?
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Period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union
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What is Containment?
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United States Policy to stop the spread of Communism/Contain communism to Eastern Europe
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What is a Totalitarian government.
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The government has total control over the people
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What was Vietnam called when France Controlled it?
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Indochina
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What are some countries in the Warsaw Pact?
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USSR, East Germany, Hungary,
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What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan after WWII?
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rebuild national economies to stabilize governments (so they wouldn't become COMMUNIST governments)
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What is one way the Korean War and the Vietnam War are similar?
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developed from cold war tensions
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List 3 results of the Cuban Missile Crisis
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U.S. removed Missiles from Turkey
Soviet Union removed missiles from Cuba hotline is established between US and the Soviet Union |
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US airlift, Soviet blockade and the construction of a wall made which city a focal point of the Cold War?
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Berlin
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