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MWH U12 Cold War Review
MWH U12 Cold War Review
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Why did Russia launch a military offensive against Ukraine in 2022?
Ukraine has flirted with joining NATO, a threat to Russia
A number of Ukrainians, especially in the East, wish to be part of Russia
Ukraine has been Russian territory for a long part of their history
All are correct
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Gorbachev's reforms that restructured the Soviet economy to be more market oriented?
Perestroika
Rodina
Demokratizatsya
Glasnost
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The 38th Parallel between North and South Korea:
The Anti-War Zone
The Demilitarized Zone
No Man's Land
The Death Strip
4
Which organization does Russia believe is a threat to their secutiry?
NATO
OPEC
NAFTA
Warsaw Pact
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What industry has allowed Russia's economy to boom?
Steel
Oil and Gas
High tech industries
Textiles
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Economic and political system of the Soviet Union:
Capitalism
Mercantilism
Socialism
Communism
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What was the name for the American plan to prevent the spread of communism?
Containment
Blockade
Quarantine
Trench Warfare
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Mutual defense alliance comprised of the U.S., Canada, and Western Eruope:
NATO
NAFTA
UN
Warsaw Pact
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Who became the leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Stalin?
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikitia Khruschev
Vladimir Putin
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Which city was split into four quadrants in the years after World War II?
Frankfurt
Munich
Dortmund
Berlin
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Which maneuver was employed by Stalin to prevent Berlin from contact with the West?
Bribe
Invade
Bomb
Blockade
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Gorbachev's reforms that permitted free speech and press in the Soviet Union:
Perestroika
Demokratizatsya
Rodina
Glasnost
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How did the Allies get supplies to Berliners during the blockade?
Trucks
Ships
Tanks
Airplanes
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How was the Berlin Wall torn down?
NATO sent engineers to take the wall apart one concrete slab at a time
Soviet tanks knocked it over
West German government blew it up with dynamite
Citizens and soldiers knocked the wall down with hammers and pickaxes
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Which former Soviet republic has NOT been invaded by Vladimir Putin?
Georgia
Ukraine
Chechnya
Belarus
16
Which city did Russia seize during their invasion of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in 2014?
Simferopol
Sevastopol
Constantinople
Interpol
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Which decision by Gorbachev, that allowed the Baltic countries to rule themselves, upset hardline communists?
Union Treaty
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Yalta Conference
18
Who became the leader of Russia following Boris Yeltsin?
Dimitry Medvedev
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Lenin
Alexander Lukashenko
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What was the era of fear and paranoia regarding the spread of communism in the U.S. called?
The Great Depression
The Great Awakening
The Red Scare
The Troubles
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Which nation is NOT a product of the Yugslov Wars?
Croatia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Italy
Serbia
21
What was the name of the Soviet satellite launched into pace?
Soyez
Sputnik
Minsk
Vostok
22
Which demonstration against communism was led by Alexander Dubcek?
Prague Spring
Hungarian Revolution
Arab Spring
Czechoslovakian Revolution
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Which idea states that if one nation in a region falls to communism, the others will follow?
Island Hopping
Domino Theory
Coriolis Effect
Containment
24
Mutual defense alliance comprised of the Soviet Union, Belarus, East Germany, and more:
Comintern
Warsaw Pact
NATO
UN
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Which nation was occupied by the Allies after World War II?
Ottoman Empire
Japan
Italy
Germany
26
Which demonstration against communism was led by Imre Nagy?
Hungarian Revolution
Yugoslav Wars
Prague Spring
Ukrainian Revolution
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Term for Russia's new republic that was ruled by thieves:
Autocracy
Kleptocracy
Dictatorship
Democracy
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Name for Boris Yeltsin's plan to quickly transition the Russian economy from communist to capitalist?
Shock Therapy
New Economic Policy
Great Leap Forward
Five Year Plan
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What was the name of the American strategy to rebuild Europe after World War II?
Marshall Plan
New Deal
Containment
Domino Theory
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October 1962 - the closest the world ever came to Nuclear War:
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Cuban Missile Crisis
Tet Offensive