What is the main idea of this cartoon?

Proliferation of military weapons could destroy the world.

Which statement would be consistent with the views of Fidel Castro?

Progress & justice gained only via revolutionary Socialism

Which is 1 major reason the Holocaust is considered a unique event in modern European history?

Genocide planned in detail & took cooperation of many people

The term iron curtain refers to the

western boundary of Cold War Soviet domination in Europe

During the Cold War Era, many Asian & African nations followed nonalignment policy because they

wished to receive aid from the USSR & the US

The 38th parallel in Korea and the 17th parallel in Vietnam were used to mark

political divisions separating communist & noncommunist area

US involvement in Vietnam War & USSR's involvement in Afghanistan were motivated by a desire to

support governments that would remain strong allies

1948 Berlin Blockade, 1956 Hungarian Revolt, & 1979 Afghanistan invasion all showed that USSR

was willing to use force in situations challenging its power

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1
What is the main idea of this cartoon?
World's population is growing faster than its food supply.
Land masses of Northern & Southern Hemispheres are shifting
Military technology is making the world a smaller place.
Proliferation of military weapons could destroy the world.
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Which statement would be consistent with the views of Fidel Castro?
A free-market system will improve Latin American economies
Progress & justice gained only via revolutionary Socialism
Spread of Communism is greatest danger facing Latin America.
American military presence is key Latin America's defense
3
Which is 1 major reason the Holocaust is considered a unique event in modern European history?
Genocide planned in detail & took cooperation of many people
Civilians rarely were killed during air raids on England
Hitler hid his anti-Jewish views until he came to power
Jews of Europe have seldom been victims of persecution
4
The expansion of Communism into Eastern Europe was a direct result of
the Crimean War
World War I
the Napoleonic Wars
World War II
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The term iron curtain refers to the
western boundary of Cold War Soviet domination in Europe
scars left on the land by the trenches of World War I
no-fly zone in northern Iraq after the Persian Gulf War
border established between India and Pakistan after WW II
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During the Cold War Era, many Asian & African nations followed nonalignment policy because they
needed the natural resources of Western European nations
wished to receive aid from the USSR & the US
had the same goals and needs as the Soviet Union
were afraid of losing their vote in the United Nations
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The 38th parallel in Korea and the 17th parallel in Vietnam were used to mark
territorial claims disputed between ethnic minorities
political divisions separating communist & noncommunist area
boundaries created by mountain ranges
demarcation lines instituted by papal authority
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US involvement in Vietnam War & USSR's involvement in Afghanistan were motivated by a desire to
stop the expansion of Japan into the Middle East
support governments that would remain strong allies
establish independent nation-states in the regions
exploit the mineral resources of the regions
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1948 Berlin Blockade, 1956 Hungarian Revolt, & 1979 Afghanistan invasion all showed that USSR
wanted to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
hoped to advance its economy through cultural exchange
was willing to use force in situations challenging its power
used economic sanctions to achieve its foreign policy goals

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