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Ch. 30 - Cold War
Ch. 30 - Cold War
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The USSR was the first country to have a satellite orbit the earth
True
False
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capital of Germany, Berlin - was located on the West Side, occupied by the US
True
False
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The Potsdam Conference was attended by FDR
False
True
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term ___ refers to the rapid buildup of military capabilities by the US & USSR
iron curtain
NATO
arms race
Berlin Wall
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After WWII, what four countries were part of occupying areas of Germany?
US, England, Spain, France
US, USSR, France, Canada
US, USSR, England, Canada
US, USSR, England, France
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____ was the first artificial satellite in space, by the USSR on October 4, 1957
Putin
Spās
Dozhd'
Sputnik
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______ Cold War belief that if one country fell to communism, the neighboring countries would also fall - like dominos
Warsaw Pact
Stalin's Stall
Domino Theory
Theory of Continums
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USSR Satellite States:
Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and East Germany
False
True
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Hungary now agreed with Poland - that they too regretted joining the USSR
True
False
10
USSR troops launched a massive assault that overwhelmed Hungary resistance -
Imre Nagy
was later imprisoned and exiled
False
True
11
Created on August 13, 1961, by the Communist government of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
Iron Curtain
Vienna Wall
Wall of Unity
Berlin Wall
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______ was signed by the US, Canada, and ten European countries including the United Kingdom, France, and Italy
Warsaw Pact
NATO
Truman Doctrine
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After WWII, the US and USSR were best friends
False
True
14
West Germany believed in a communist society
False
True
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the ultimate goal of communism: achieving a stateless & classless society
giving citizens the opportunity for free capital
achieving a stateless & classless society
having a society ruled by one religion
achieving a competitive platform for success within the military
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____ a country that was formally independent but was heavily influenced or controlled by another more powerful country
City-States
Satellite States
Occupied Zones
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____ response to the growing influence of the USSR in Europe + fear that communism would spread throughout the world
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
President Wilson's 14 Points
Doctrine of Capitals
18
East Germany was believed in a fair democracy
True
False
19
_____ meeting of the heads of government of the Allied Powers in WWII, from July 17 to August 2, 1945.
Paris Conference
Potsdam Conference
Atlantic Charter Conference
Rome Recount Meeting
20
in a _______ , individuals and businesses are free to pursue their economic self-interest
communists
capitalist system
socailists
21
NATO was created to form peace treaties with the USSR
True
False
22
_____formed in 1955: including the USSR, Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hunga
Warsaw Pact
Marshall Plan
North Atlantic Charter
NATO
23
USSR successfully tested its first nuclear weapon in August 1949, which was code-named:
RDS-6
RDS-1
RDS-2
RDS-5
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Denazification:
the process of removing the Nazi influence from Germany
the process of adding Nazi influence to Germany
the process of removing the Nazi influence from England
the process of adding Nazi influence to Poland
25
____officially known as the European Recovery Program; a program of economic aid + assistance initiated by the US (1948)
Truman Doctrine
Kennedy's Continum
FDR's New Plan
Marshall Plan
26
in 1956, the Polish people rose up against the Communist government in what became known as the _______
Poznań Poles
Hungarian Uprising
Poles Revolt
Poznań Protests
27
____ was the USSR's attempt to blockade and isolate the Western-controlled sectors of Berlin
Vienna Blockade
Stalin Blockade
US Blockade
Berlin Blockade
28
_____ is military conflict where neither nation directly fights the other:
Proxy wars
Unified confrontation
Guerilla warfare
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What US President created the idea of the Domino Theory?
President Eisenhower
President Roosevelt
President Truman
President Kennedy
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Poland was really happy to be part of the USSR
False
True
31
the possibility of a nuclear war between the US & USSR posed a constant threat to global stability
yes, this is true - people around the world were worried
no, people did not care or worry about nuclear war between the US + USSR
32
Hungarian citizens revolted against USSR control in 1956
True
False
33
the US responded to the USSR + Sputnik by:
going to the moon in 1969
invading Eastern Germany
flying a satellite over Moscow
creating NASA
34
term that symboliszed a line of division between West Germany & East Germany (US + USSR)
Wall of Divisons
Zone of No entry
Steel Front
Iron Curtain
35
the domino theory proved to be flawed, as communism did not spread throughout Southeast Asia as feared.
False
True
36
Hungarian leader ____ went furthest, ending one-party rule and seeking to pull his country out of the Warsaw Pact
Aleksander Barkov
Jaromír Jágr
Carter Verhaeghe
Imre Nagy
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______ a massive operation/response to supply West Berlin with food, fuel, and other necessities by air
Truman Airlift
Capital Airlift
Vienna Airlift
Berlin Airlift
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The Soviets responded to the Poznań Protests by:
the Soviets responded with nonviolent acts of compassion
the Soviets responded with violence, killing dozens of protesters
the Soviets responded with peace, and supproting dozens of protesters
