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Origins of the Cold War
Origins of the Cold War
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A simple review or introduction to key terms associated with the Cold War (1945-1991).
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A political & economic barrier in Europe that divided communist and capitalist countries.
Aluminum Curtain
Red Scare
Steel Curtain
Iron Curtain
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Famous US spy-plane.
U-2
B-2
Bono
SR-71 Blackbird
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President responsible for ending WWII.
FDR
Harrison
Harry S. Truman
Harold & Kumar
4
A gov. controlled by a select few and promotes social & economic equality.
Socialism
Economist
Naziism
Communism
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Gov. marked by freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
Monarchy
Capitalism
Democracy
Constitutional Monarchy
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War fought in Southeast Asia between communist and democratic forces.
Korean War
Vietnam War
Gulf War
WW 2
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1
st
satellite into space.
U-2
Dave Matthews Band
Sputnik
Laika
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A meeting that decided what to do with post-WWII Europe.
Iron Curtain
Yalta Conference
Cold War
Malta Conference
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A war sought to stop the spread of communism; still being “fought” today.
Vietnam War
Korean War
Jihad
Limited War
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A war fought with limited objectives/resolutions.
Limited War
Unlimited War
Limited Objectives
Unlimited Lives
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A long drawn out political and economic war between the US and USSR.
WW 2
Goldilox War
Cold War
Hot War
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Economic system that promotes free-trade and a varying social class.
Capitalism
Democracy
Communism
Republic
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A fear that communists where dismantling the American way of life.
Red Scare
Reading Scare
Commy Scare
Red Scaring
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Nations that are influenced politically by communist Russia.
Dave Matthews Band
Planetary Nations
Satellite Nations
Sputnik
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The idea to keep communism from spreading.
Container
Pertainment
Containment
Rubbermaid
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Radioactive material that kills all animal, human, and plant life.
Fallout
Nuclear Bombs
Dogmeat
Nagasaki
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Going as far as one country can to the brink of nuclear war.
Solaceship
Fallout
Mastership
Brinkmanship
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Started the “red scare” in America.
Senator McCarthy
Senator McHennesey
Senator Fitzpatrick
Senator "Mr. Steal yo Answer"
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Russian premier and ordered nuclear missiles to be built in Cuba.
Josef Stalin
Vladimir Putin
Nikita Khrushchev
Nick with a K
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The destruction of this structure symbolizes the end of the Cold War.
Berlin Wall
Berliner-a jelly donut
The Internet
Churchill's Wall
