The Central Treaty Organization was to

counter Soviet aggression to its South (Middle East)

What is the definition of detente

improvement of Soviet and U.S. relations

a military alliance consisting of the USSR and satellite states

is where countries build up their armies/weapons

The goal of the policy of containment was to

Block the Spread of Soviet influence

was an organization to settle world problems

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The Central Treaty Organization was to
increase mutual support among nations in Eastern Europe
counter Soviet aggression to its South (Middle East)
restructure all of Germany
counter Soviet aggression to its east (Pacific region)
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Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Krushchev
Stalin
Yeltsin
Lenin
3
President of the U.S. who withdrew troops from the Vietnam War
Richard Nixon
JFK
Lyndon B. Johnson
Harry Truman
4
What were the two major economic systems competing during the Cold War?
Socialism
Capitalism
Communism
Democracy
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Leader of USSR who had a period of detente with the U.S.
Yeltsin
Brezhnev
Lenin
Stalin
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What is the definition of detente
improvement of Soviet and U.S. relations
Restructuring of Soviet economy
Openness about the weaknesses of and strengths of the USSR
Change from a Communist to Democratic government
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Who were the two superpowers post-WWII?
United States
Germany
Japan
Soviet Union
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What did the Berlin Wall do?
Divided USSR and China
Divided East and West Berlin
Divided Western Europe from Eastern Europe
Divided East and West Germany
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The Warsaw Pact was
a military alliance between Western European countries
to create peace between all countries of Europe
a treaty established between the USSR and the U.S.
a military alliance consisting of the USSR and satellite states
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The Arms Race
is where countries build up their armies/weapons
was a fight to get rid of all nuclear weapons in the world
the race to space
the race to which countries can fall to communism the fastest
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Soviet leader who ended the Cold War
Stalin
Gorbachev
Yeltsin
Brezhnev
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The demand of workers for their government to recognize their unions
Glasnost
Solidarity
Unionization
Collectivization
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The government takes responsibility for providing citizens with services
Containment
Policy of NATO
Welfare State
Glasnost
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Perestroika is defined as
Removing
Adapting
Restructuring
Promoting
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The failed attempt by Cuban exiles to overthrow the Communist Cuban Government
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cold War
Bay of Pigs
The Cuban Revolution
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The two countries in Eastern Europe that started to move to change their governments from Communist to Democratic
Poland
Hungary
Romania
Czech Republic
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The Big 3 met post-WWII to decide how to divide Germany
Yalta Conference
Meeting of the European Nations
Potsdam Conference
Versailles Conference
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The U.S. people believed the USSR was ahead of them both in production of technology and missiles with the launching of
Sputnik 2
Explorer I
Sputnik I
Luna I
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This event was when the U.S. and U.K. would fly in products to the people of West Berlin due to Soviet Blockade
Iron Curtain
Starting of WWIII
Berlin Wall
Berlin Airlift
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The goal of the policy of containment was to
Prevent the build-up of Soviet nuclear weapons
Keep the U.S. out of Eastern Europe
Block the Spread of Soviet influence
Prevent the emergence of new facism
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The United Nations
was an organization to settle world problems
was a pact where nations agreed to provide help if one was attacked
was a pact to support Communism
was a United States Organization that was between the U.S. and the USSR

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