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U.S. President Truman and British Prime Minister Churchill wanted to spread what in Europe
Alliances
Democracy
Militarism
Communism
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1. What was the ultimate goal for the U.S. during the years of the Cold War?
To protect the Jewish state and make genocide a crime.
To stop the spread of communism.
To make the U.S. a superpower once again.
To make sure there was never another World War again.
3
The Cold War was mainly focused on the U.S and their fight against ___.
Socialism
Facism
Communism
Nazism
4
What was the main difference between East and West Germany?
East was a free state and West was occupied by Soviet Union
East Germany was Christian and West Germany was Muslim
East was communist and West was democratic and capitalist
East was democratic and Germany was a dictatorship
5
What countries were the allies?
Germany, Italy, Japan
US, Britain, Russia
US, Germany, Britain
Russia, Germany, Italy
6
What happened to East and West Germany after the Fall of the Berlin Wall?
They rebuilt the wall.
They unified into one communist country
They unified into one democratic country
They kept the same political system
7
What was the name of the largest death camp located in Poland?
Auschwitz
Terezin
Warsaw
Bergen-Belsen
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Which country was the leader of the Eastern Bloc?
Germany
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States
9
The fall of the Berlin Wall directly led to the--
the end of WWII
dissolving of the Soviet Union
the reuniting of the United Kingdom
the overthrow of Joseph Stalin
10
During the Cold War why didn't the US and the Soviet Union have military conflicts
the potential for global nuclear war
the United Nation wouldn't let them fight
increased tensions in the Middle East
pressure from nonaligned nations kept the peace
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Deliberate extermination of millions of European Jew and other Civilians. Find the term
Antisemitism
Nazism
Holocaust
Aryan Supremacy
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Who is NOT a Russian/Soviet Union Leader?
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Czar Nicholas II
Vladmir Lenin
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In ww2 the US fought mainly against?
Germany and Japan
Germany and Canada
France and Italy
Britain and Spain
14
Who controls the economy in a communist government?
NATO
The goverment
The people
The League of Nations
15
about how many years between ww11 and ww1?
45
18
20
33
16
Who was the first leader of the Soviet Union?
Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Czar Nicholas II
Vladimir Lenin
17
What was the main goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
To eliminate the nation of Germany
To strengthen bonds with China and Germany
To spread communism to other countries
To stop and contain the spread of communism
18
During the Cold War this divided the eastern and western Europe
Berlin Wall
The Great Wall of China
Iron Curtain
NATO
19
Who did Germany invade that initially started ww2 in Europe?
France
Denmark
USA
Poland
20
All of the following are causes of the fall of Soviet Union except
people protested and demanded freedom
US won the Cold War
they went bankrupt
command economy had problems
21
Which event pulled the United States into WWII?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Zimmerman Telegram
The sinking of the Lusitania
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
22
Who did Germany invade that initially started ww2 in Europe?
USA
Poland
Denmark
France
23
The US dropped 2 bombs on what 2 Cities?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Nagasaki and Osaka
Hiroshima and Pearl Harbor
Hiroshima and Berlin
24
What does anti-semitism mean?
Deliberate extermination of millions of European Jew
The turning point of the war
Belief in a super race
The hatred of Jews as a religious or ethnic group
25
What actions did the United Nations take as a result of the Holocaust?
helped the Jews find jobs and shelter
defeated Hitler and freed the Jews
created a Jewish state and made genocide a crime
divided Palestine and Germany
26
How did WWII begin?
With the sinking of the Luisitania
When Hitler invaded Poland
When the Archduke was assassinated.
With the Zimmerman telegram
27
What is propaganda?
an opinion shared with a few to influence them
random acts of good behavior
biased information shared repeatedly with others to persuade
news paper articles
28
After WWII, which two countries were the superpowers of the world?
Germany and France
United States and Soviet Union
Soviet Union and Germany
England and United States
29
The process in which East and West Germany were joined together and Berlin was a single city
Reunification of Europe
Reunification of Berlin
German Combination
Reunification of Germany
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Divided part of Germany into communist and non communist
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
The Great Wall of China
Nato
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What event ended WWII?
The United States dropped two atomic bombs
Germany surrendered
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
Soviets liberated concentration camps
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When did the Cold War end?
2018
1945
1989
1991
33
The organization whose members agreed to mutually defend other Communist nations is called--
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
Korean Pact
NATO
34
Created by the Treaty of Versailles; to ensure that a world war would never occur again
Central Powers
KGB
League of Nations
Berlin Wall
35
What was the political system of East Germany?
democracy
communism
facism
36
Hitler became dictator of what country?
Italy
USA
France
Germany
37
The Holocaust occurred during which war?
World War II
Vietnam War
World War I
Cold War
38
What three countries formed the axis of powers
Japan, Italy, Germany
Italy, France, China
USSR, Germany, Japan
USA, England, France
39
What did the destruction of the Berlin Wall symbolize?
the fall of communism
the fall of capitalism
the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis
the end of the Vietnam War
40
Which was the most important organization formed after WWII to avoid another world war?
United Nations
League of Nations
Warsaw Pact
NATO
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What is genocide?
Hatred towards the Jews
forced labor or slavery
the division of Palestine into Arab and Jewish States
the planned killing of a race of people
42
What is the political idea that all property should be publicly owned and managed by government
captalism
anti-semitism
communism
democracy
43
How did the Cold War get its name?
There was heavy fighting near the Iron Curtain
Equipment was shipped to cold areas
The United States and Soviet Union fought in the Ukraine
There was no physical fighting, only distrust
44
Who created the country of Isreal?
Germany
United Nations
Allies
League of Nations
45
What were the dates of WWII?
1914-1918
1939-1945
1929-1935
1945-1991
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What Soviet leader helped bring an end to the Cold War?
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Czar Nicholas II
Vladimir Lenin
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The Iron Curtain separated what two beliefs?
Communism & Nazism
Communism & Democracy
Monotheism & Democracy
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What are reparations?
paying a tax on imported goods
repairing a friendship between two or more countrie
Payments made for damages caused during a war
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All of the following were members of the Axis powers EXCEPT:
Soviet Union
Germany
Italy
Japan
