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Testing Knowledge on the Cold War
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Proxy wars are when...
terrorists and freedom fighters go to war with each other
neither country directly engages each other
wars are fought on the sea
People die in close vicinity of each other
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What was the Cold War?
A nukeclear arms race
A war to end all wars
A war in the winter time
A nuclear arms race
3
What part did Australia initially play in the Cold War?
we built our own atomic weapon
It helped the US develop the A Bomb
It had a joint operation with Britain to build missiles
Nothing at all
4
Who were the two opposing forces in the Cold War?
The Germans and the Turks
India and the United States
The United States and the Soviet Union
The Nazis and the United States
5
The Cuban Missile Crisis was where
India finally accessed nuclear weapons
the Cubans' nuked the USSR
Che Guevara led a revolution
the USA gov tried to secretly overthrow the Cubans'
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Capitalism
is focused on private ownership and competitive markets.
is the best thing in the world
was the USSR's form of economic policy
is where everything is distributed equally at a fair price
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The Berlin Wall was built............
in 1926 to stop the Russian advance
in 1967 to stop the Nazis
in 1971 to prevent the East Germans fleeing to the West
in 1961 to prevent the East Germans fleeing to the West
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The Cold War officially ended after
the illusion of the USSR faded
the dissolution of the Soviet Union
the Atomic bomb was dropped
the Nazis defeat
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The Cold War was fought by two diverse economic systems, they were
Capitalism vs Communism
Soviets Vs USA
Monetary Value of Currency vs Resource based Currency
Money vs Power
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A satellite state is
a state that flies over its enemies
a state that watches from the skies
a state that sends satellites into space
a country dependant and dominated by a more powerful country
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What was MAD
Mutually Assured Destruction
and angry emotion
Mutually Assertive Diverson
Microscopic Atom Diagram