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The COLD WAR!
The COLD WAR!
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A review of key vocabulary and basic content
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What did NATO want at the Yalta meeting?
Capitalism in Europe
Communism in Europe
Free elections in Europe
A divided Germany
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What is the Warsaw Pact?
A team of communist countries
A team of capitalist countries
The name of a K-Pop band
A fast-food chain in Eastern Europe
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What is the United Nations?
An international organization for protection
The world-wide conflict between the US and USSR
A club at SMHS
A group of communist nations
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What is the Iron Curtain?
The European division between NATO and the Warsaw Pact
A British heavy-metal band
A battle during WWII
The European division between KFC and McDonalds
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What is the "Domino Theory"?
Pizza should be fast and convenient
If one country falls to an enemy more will
Countries should make alliances
Dominoes are stupid - nobody plays that game anymore
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What did the Warsaw Pact want at the Yalta meeting?
Free elections in Europe
Capitalism in Europe
A divided Germany
Communism in Europe
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What is a "superpower"
A country with many McDonalds
A country with many allies
Another name for a solar eclipse
A country with more power, influence, and wealth
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Who is the leading country of the Warsaw Pact?
Romania
Russia
Lithuania
Estonia
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What is "détente"?
French for "domino theory"
Easing tensions with diplomacy
Spanish for "tooth"
Easing tensions with atomic bombs
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What is "brinkmanship"?
Using atomic bombs
Making alliances with other countries
Signing treaties with your enemy
Going to the edge of lethal force to scare an enemy
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When did the Cold War begin?
1949
1943
It never did - this is all fake
1945
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What is "containment"?
Stopping another country from helping you
Declaring open war against another country
A tennis strategy
Stopping another country from expanding
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What is "The Cold War"
The world-wide conflict between the US and USSR
A direct war between the US and USSR
An 80's movie
Part of the Russian Revolution
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Who is the leading country of NATO?
England
Canada
France
The USA
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What is NATO?
A group of communist countries
An opponent of the UN
A group of capitalist countries
A brand of sports shoes
