Cold War Part 3 Review

Question 1

The Pentagon's budget rose dramatically (by approximately $100 billion) and was spent mostly on

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building nuclear weapons defense systems

Question 2

The fall of the Berlin Wall signified

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the end of communism in Europe

Question 3

The Pentagon Papers were

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a classified history of American involvement in Vietnam

Question 4

The war in Afghanistan had drained the USSR's resources, so Gorbachev pursued

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Glasnost, Perestroika

Question 5

a plan to restructure the Soviet government and economy

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perestroika

Question 6

President Carter boycotted the 1980 Olympics and sanctioned USSR and detente ended when

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USSR invaded Afghanistan

Question 7

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan drained the USSR of resources so Gorbachev pursued

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glasnost, perestroika

Question 8

The United States became briefly involved in the civil war in this African nation.

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Angola

Question 9

Middle East conflicts became a major foreign policy challenge for the U.S. with the

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Iranian Hostage Crisis

Question 10

Attempting to ease tense relations between the U.S., Soviet Union, and China from late 60s-70s

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Detente

Question 11

The arms race was...

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the race to acquire stronger and greater numbers of weapons

Question 12

This was Nixon and Brezhnev's attempt to limit nuclear weapons during the Cold War.

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SALT

Question 13

Detente was Nixon's easing of tensions between

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democracies and communist nations

Question 14

President Nixon wanted to cause problems between the USSR and China so he

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pursued better relations with China

Question 15

By supporting a massive defensive arms build up, Reagan hastened

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the collapse of the Soviet Union

Question 16

The exchange of table tennis players with U.S. & China showing their willingness to open talks

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Ping-Pong diplomacy

Question 17

the idea that if Vietnam fell to communism, its neighbors would follow

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Domino Theory

Question 18

Nixon and Kissinger's “Practical Politics” focusing on U.S. interests

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Realpolitik

Question 19

The Soviet Union and China's relationship cooled in the late 1960s, this led the U.S. to

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ease relations with both countries

Question 20

President Carter got the hostages released from Iran, but only after...

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He promised never to get in Iranian internal affairs again, He was out of office, and Reagan had been sworn in.

Question 21

The Berlin Wall fell in...

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1989

Question 22

the Soviet Union was seriously weakened by internal conflict & economic difficulties leading to

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dissolution of the Soviet Union, end of the Cold War

Question 23

Star Wars or the Strategic Defense Initiative was

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program to put nukes in space to destroy missiles aimed @ US

Question 24

Leader who instituted Glasnost and Perestroika

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Gorbachev

Question 25

a policy of openness that promised more freedoms for the Soviet people

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glasnost

Question 26

Egypt and Israel signed the _______ to have more peace, with Jimmy Carter's help.

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Camp David Accords

Cold War Part 3 Review

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Cold War Part 3 Review

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