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What did Joseph McCarthy use to his advantage to gain power?
our fear of a world war 3
our fear of the great depression
our fear of spies working with the government
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The U.S' policy to STOP the spread of communism and prevent the soviets from spreading it
NATO
Patriotism
containment policy
isolationism policy
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what was the "iron curtain"?
the divide between communist Europe from Western Europe
the divide among the rich and the poor in Europe
The Berlin divide
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Why did the U.S enter the Vietnam War?
To prevent the spread of communism
to become friend with the Soviet Union
to protect our allies
to prevent the spread of a democratic republic
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Who was the leader of the soviet union that
threatened Democratic Nations?
Winston churchhill
Harry Truman
Nikita Khrushchev
Adolf Hitler
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Who were the two major powers after WW2?
U.S. and France
U.S. and the Soviet Union
Spain and Russia
United States and Great Brittian
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What was America afraid of that Joseph McCarthy used to get attention?
democratic republic
Communism
free market economy
Isolationism
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What was the difference between Eastern and Western Europe during the cold war?
East- more political freedom West- communism
They both were ruled by communism
They both had a democratic republic
Citizens on both sides had different economies.
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Why was there a major divide in the U.S. during the Vietnam War?
a lot of Americans wanted to support communist north Korea
a lot of Americans thought there were too many unnecessary deaths
a lot of Americans did not like Vietnam
there was not a divide
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How did JFK respond when missiles were placed in Cuba just 90 miles away from the US?
demanded the Soviets to remove the weapons
demanded nuclear war with the Soviet Union
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Why was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formed?
TO STOP THE SPREAD OF COMMUNISM
to dissolve the tension between the Us and the Soviet Union
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What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
when the U.S and the Soviet union came close to a nuclear war
When Cuba started invading countries
when Cuba decided to start another world war
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Why was the U.S involved in the Korean War?
We wanted to help North Korea spread communism
prevent North Korea from taking over South Korea -stop communism
We wanted to help people in South Korea and provide supplies
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The Soviet Union blocked land routes to West Berlin so the U.s used airplanes to airlift supplies over
The Nato airlift
The Soviet blockade
The Berlin Wall
The Berlin airlift
