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individuals and businesses make most economic decisions
command economy
market economy
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What happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviets placed missiles in Cuba, that were aimed at US
American warships were sent to blockade Florida
Fidel Castro led a revolt in Cuba
Cuba began its own market economy
3
The iron curtain symbolized
a battle in the Cold War
a country where people vote for leaders
the diff between the communist and non-communist coutries
where people could live and what they could buy
4
What was John F Kennedy's biggest fear of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviets would convince Cuba to become communist
Soviets would launch the missiles and start a nuclear war
missiles would reach Canada
Cuba would attack US
5
Berlin was divided into East &West. West Berlin was blockaded. Why did the US use Berlin Arlift
stopped the Soviet Union from making West Berlin communist
it dropped supplies to the people
it prevented the blockade from being effective
All of the above
6
When oridinary people and businesses control the production of goods and services
command economy
communism
captialism
market economy
7
He was an anti-communist and a senator who alleged that there were communists in the US gov't
Carl S Halvorsen
Douglas MacArthur
Joseph McCarthy
Mao Zedong
8
When the Soviets place the missiles in Cuba, they were
500 miles from US
90 miles from US
1000 miles from the US
250 miles from the US
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NATO wanted to keep the Soviets from forcing nations to be
federalist
anticommunist
NATO
communist
10
A race between nations to build more powerful weapons
communism
arms race
nuclear war
market economy
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A war in which powerful nuclear weapons are used
capitalism
communism
nuclear war
arms race
12
US along with the allies created a plan for a new international organization to keep peace.
Axis Powers
NATO
United Nations
VE Day
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The leaders of non-communist countries formed an alliance called NATO. They hoped it could
prevent the Soviet Union from spreading communism to others
unite countries for communism
bring peace to the world
make all countries democratic
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Who was Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet leader who helped Castro setup communist govt in Cuba
military leader in China
leader who helped the US in Korea
leader of Cuba with Fidel Castro
15
a government that controls production and owns the nation's capital resources
arms race
communist
anti-communism
capitalism
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No one won the Korean War. Why did the US get involved with South Korea
stop the spread of communism and to keep peace
to send warships to blockade South Korea
American warships were sent to blockade Florida
to gain control of North Korea
