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Duplicate of Cold War Review
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Russianword that means openness-allowing some freedom of expression and speech
glasnots
detente
perestrokia
Chernobyl
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The belief that the United States had to prevent Communism from spreading
creeping socialism
containment
a. massive retaliation
a. the Marshall Plan
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Easing or lessening- thawing out during the Cold Warbetween US and USSR
Detente
Chernobyl
Containment
SALT
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The failed invasion of the Bay of Pigs resultedin
embarrassmentof the Kennedy administration.
the collapse of democracy in Cuba
the Soviet Union strengthened ties with Cuba
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Which goal best describes the USSR'sintentions after World War II
to expand communism into countriesaround the world
a. tomaintain communism only where it already existed
to convert to a capitalist economy
todevelop a more democratic form of government
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Thepurpose of the United Nations is to bring all nations of the world together towork for what?
detente
peace
equality
protection
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The Korean War began in 1950 when:
MacArthur passed the 38th parallel
MacArthur threatened to use atomic weapons onChina
North Korea invaded South Korea
South Korea began bombing Pyongyang
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The second nation to detonate the atomic bombwas
Soviet Union
France
Great Britain
Japan
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What was the Marshall Plan intended to do
a. Rescuestarving Berliners behind a Soviet blockade
a. Unifythe U.S. armed forces
Givemore powers to the president
Rebuild war ravaged Europe
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Gelatinsubstance that sticks to the skin and burns-used in the Vietnam War
containment
agent orange
SALT
napalm
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Opposition to the war in Vietnam grew in part due to
nightly television news with videos of the war
the Tet Offensive
all of the above
bombing of Cambodia
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Chemicalused to kill the plants in the jungle
containment
agent orange
Detente
napalm
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Whatyear did the Soviet Union break up?
1999
1989
1991
1979
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Limitation talks- signed by US and USSR thatlimited nuclear arsenals
SALT
Detente
Napalm
agent orange
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This group’s covert actions helped to topplegovernments in Chili and Nicaragua
FBI
KGB
CIA
Warsaw Pact
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In1962 President Kennedy ordered a naval blockade of Cuba in order to
to prepare to attempt to assassinate FidalCastro
to keep Soviets from delivering anymore missiles
in preparations for an invasion of Cuba
a. toenforce NATO’s Collective Security Policy.
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A governmental action that was consistent with the Cold War mentality was the
a. elimination of the CentralIntelligence Agency
establishment of loyalty reviews of governmentemployees
reduction in military defense spending
adoption of the GI Bill of Rights
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As a result of the Korean War
Korea was united and became a communist country
MacArthur was promoted
Korea was united into a democratic nation
The country was divided along the 38thparallel
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Nuclearreactor in the Ukraine that had a meltdown
SALT
napalm
Containment
Chernobyl
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Russianword that means restructuring-allow for economic freedoms to USSR
Perestrokia
Chernobyl
glasnots
SALT
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When the Western Powers joined their threeportions of Germany, the Soviet Union
Closed all traffic from West Germany to Berlin
Tested their first atomic bomb to scare thewestern powers
Enterednegotiations with the U.S. to end the Cold War.
Accepted the decision
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Countries on the brink of falling to Communists, like Vietnam all others would quickly follow
containment
pizza hut theory
domino theory
pick up sticks
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For the United States, the mainsuccess of the Korean War was that
theUS formed an alliance with China against the USSR
communism was contained without the use ofnuclear weapons
Korea became a united country with a democraticgovernment
the United States installed a democracy in NorthKorea
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USA’spolicy to keep communism from spreading
Detente
Glasnots
Perestrokia
Containment