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Review of the Beginning of the Cold War
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Why did the U.S. give economic aid to nations during the Cold War?
To create new nations
To develop atomic weapons
To keep them from turning to Communism
To make their lives easier
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Why did Josef Stalin block all the roads and rail lines into Berlin?
To force Britain, France, and the US out of Berlin
To starve the people
To force the Communists out of power.
To keep the people from leaving
3
What is the defensive alliance of the U.S., Canada, and ten other European nations?
Warsaw Pact
Containment
Marshall Plan
NATO
4
What is the division between free nations and communist nations in Europe known as?
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Iron Curtain
Containment
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Policy to keep communism from spreading anywhere new.
Marshall Plan
Containment
Truman Doctrine
CIA
6
What did the Allies do during the Berlin Airlift?
Sent in troops to topple the Soviets for hurting Berliners
None of the above
Flew in supplies over 10 months, ending the Blockade
Put on an airshow for Berliners.
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Which of the following represent containment?
Aiding the Nationalists in the Chinese Civil War
$13 million in aid through the Marshall Plan
$400 million in aid to Greece and Turkey
All of these
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Enjoys cold coffee, sharpies and all things purple.
Hitler
Mundok
Messer
Stalin
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Providing Europe with money to rebuild so they don't turn to communism.
Marshall Plan
Iron Curtain
Truman Doctrine
Containment
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Economic system: Government control of industry, totalitarian rule, Group needs most important
Capitalism
Communism
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What did Stalin do in Eastern Europe?
Let it keep its resources
Allowed free elections
Created a buffer zone
Divided it
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Why did the U.S. get involved in the Korean War?
To contain communism
To reunify Korea
To show-off the UN forces
To fight the Soviets
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What were Americans afraid of during the Red Scare?
All of these
Nuclear War
Communism
Spies
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What is being described by "an attack on one is an attack on all?"
Containment
Berlin Airlift
Collective Security
Marshall Plan
15
The War when some started to disagree with war, we lost, and soldiers came home traumatized.
WWII
Korean War
Vietnam War
Cold War
16
What promise did Stalin break between the Yalta Conference and the Potsdam Conference?
Refused to hold free elections
Refused to invade France
Refused to agree to divide Germany
Refused to listen to Truman explain the A-bomb
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What alliance was formed by the Soviets and other Eastern European nations after WWII?
NATO
Berlin Blockade
Warsaw Pact
Containment
18
What organization tried to find Communists in the United States?
HUAC
SEATO
NATO
CIA
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Idea that it was the responsibility of the U.S. to help nations fight communist takeovers.
Truman Doctrine
Containment
Iron Curtain
Marshall Plan
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Which habit represents someone who chooses to study and do their HW.
sharpen the saw
proactive
first things first
synergize
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Economic system: private ownership of business, freedom of speech and press, individual rights
Communism
Capitalism
22
Which of the following is an
economic difference
between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.?
Democracy v capitalism
Communism v capitalism
I vs we
Freedom vs control
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Which is a
political difference
between capitalism and communism?
Free elections vs Dictators
I vs we
Private property vs no private property
Capitalism vs. Communism
24
What is it called to be willing to go to the edge of all-out war?
Duck and Cover
Berlin Blockade
Containment
Brinkmanship
25
What is the dividing line between South Korea and North Korea?
38th Parallel
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
Warsaw Pact
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State of tension and hostility between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. that lasted over 40 years.
Vietnam War
World War II
Cold War
Containment