What does mutually assured distruction mean?

Now that everyone has nuclear weapons, firing one will lead to retaliation

Protesters were brutalized by the Chinese gov't

The Cold War describes

Period of tension between U.S. & Soviet Union

The Truman Doctrine stated that the U.S. would

Support any country against communist threats

How did Palestinians react to the creation of the Jewish nation of Israel?

Created opposition groups who used terrorist tactics

What was the purpose of SALT I & II?

To limit the number of nuclear weapons in the world

instituted a 5-Year Plan in China

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1
What does mutually assured distruction mean?
Signing a treaty is weak
Both the troops and the civilians at home are at risk
When nations join an alliance and agree to fight together to the end
Now that everyone has nuclear weapons, firing one will lead to retaliation
2
Which religions clashed & caused conflict in India after independence?
Christians and Muslims
Hindus & Buddhists
Buddhists and Muslims
Muslims & Hindus
3
Which below was an alliance of countries against communism?
NATO
Treaty of Versailles
Warsaw Pact
League of Nations
4
At Tienanmen Square
Protesters were brutalized by the Chinese gov't
Kwame Nkrumah led Ghana to independence
Indians gained independence from Great Britain
The U.S. dropped atomic bombs
5
The Cold War describes
the Chinese Civil War
Period of tension between China and the Soviet Union
Period of tension between U.S. & Soviet Union
the war for Alaskan independence
6
What Macedonian king was able to conquer Greece, Persia, and most of the known world?
Philip I
Alexander the Great
Darius the Fair
Napoleon
7
The Truman Doctrine stated that the U.S. would
Get in a "Yo Mama" Fight with the Soviet Union
Support the de-nuclearization of the Soviet Union
Support any country against communist threats
Support Mao Zedong in the Chinese Civil War
8
____ is a Greek city-state had a powerful navy and was known for its democratic government.
Sparta
Persia
Athens
Delphi
9
How did Palestinians react to the creation of the Jewish nation of Israel?
Agreed to give up the city of Jerusalem to Israeli control
Supported the creation of Pakistan out of Indian territory
Created opposition groups who used terrorist tactics
Agreed to rule the area jointly
10
What was one of the primary reasons for the spread of the bubonic plague?
development of the manorial system
economic decline
increase in trade
colonization of the Americas
11
political ideology in place in China after Mao Zedong defeated armies led by Chiang Kai-shek?
Fascism
Nazism
capitalism
communism
12
What was the purpose of SALT I & II?
To prevent World War II
To ally anti-communist countries
To sanction China for their actions at Tiananmen Square
To limit the number of nuclear weapons in the world
13
Mao Zedong
successfully reformed agriculture and industry in India
was the Communist Leader of the Soviet Union
ultimately lost control of China to Chiang Kai-Shek
instituted a 5-Year Plan in China
14
After the death of Muhammad, his successor took which title as leader of the Islamic community?
lieutenant
hajj
caliph
imam

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