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Jones WH 7.09 recap (Cold War --> arms race)
Jones WH 7.09 recap (Cold War --> arms race)
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1
At the
end
of European
colonization
, many
African countries
experienced ___.
civil war & brutal dictatorships
major wealth and technology
2nd World status
2
What term is used to describe the
global rivalry
between the West and the East
after WW2
Cold War
World War
Peripheral War
WW3
3
The
Cold War contest
between US & USSR to build the most (& most powerful)
weapons
is known as?
"Mutual Armageddon"
"Space Race"
"Apocalypse Now"
"Arms Race"
4
After WW2, British PM Winston Churchill said that an __
divided
Communist
Europe
from the West.
"Cold Steel Wall"
"Wall of Terror"
"Soviet Blockade"
"Iron Curtain"
5
What was a
common purpose
of the
Berlin Airlift
,
Truman Doctrine
, and the
Marshall Plan
?
Protect the environment from another war
Contain the spread of communism by using economic aid in Europe
6
The
"Space Race"
led directly to ____.
a new era of cooperation between the US & USSR
the development of many new technologies
7
What
term
is defined as: the
Cold War contest
between the US & USSR to
reach the moon
?
"Apocalypse Now"
"Domino Effect"
"Space Race"
"Arms Race"
8
The 1962 ___ probably brought the world to the
brink of nuclear war
more than any other event.
Bay of Pigs invasion
conflict in Vietnam
Cuban Missile Crisis
US "Red Scare"
9
The
failed
invasion of Cuba
at ___ was a huge
embarrassment
for the US.
Montego Bay
Punta Cana
Bay of Pigs
10
What was the general name of
America's Cold War policy
to prevent the spread of Communism.
cultural embargo
entrapment
appeasement
containment
11
Who became the first
communist leader
of
Cuba
?
Salvador Franco
Fidel Castro
Emmanuel Noriega