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The Cold War
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Review on Post WWII and Cold War
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This was decided at Potsdam Conference.
Nuremberg Trials
Divide Germany and Berlin into 4 zones
Germany would pay war reparations
All of the above
2
What was agreed on at the Yalta Conference?
Territory Stalin got to keep
All of the above
Stalin would respect democratic ideals and join UN
Plans for governing Germany
3
Term refers to the reduced tension between the superpowers, US and USSR
Reduced Weapons
Peace Talks
Unarming
detente
4
Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin all met at what conference?
Potsdam Conference
Yalta Conference
Student-Teacher Conferences
United Nations Conference
5
These were the social effects of WWII.
People were misplaced
All of the above
Shelter, food, and medicine were scarce
Millions of people killed
6
Term refers to a plan for the economic reconstruction after WWII
Containment
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Nixon Plan
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These were the Political effects of WWII.
Conflict between 2 Superpowers, USSR and USA
New boarders, nations, and governments
All of the above
UN was created
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Term refers to a development or maintenance of military power to prevent an attack.
Plan Protect US
Defensive Plan
Operation Shield
Deterrence
9
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, led to agreement limiting number of nuclear weapons
SALT II
SALT and PEPPER
ABM Treaty
SALT I
10
These three met at the Potsdam Conference.
Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin
Drapp, Arvin, Elias
Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini
Churchill, Truman, Stalin
11
Term refers to providing economic and military aid to oppose the spread of communism
Truman Doctrine
Iron Curtain
Containment
Iron Blanket
12
This was an economic effect of WWII
Socialism vs. Capitalism
Communism vs. Socialism
Capitalism vs. Communism
Dollars vs. Euros
13
Term refers to an imaginary line dividing Communist Countries from countries in Western Europe.
Iron Blanket
Iron Curtain
Containment
Red Scare
14
In communist countries...
Communist Party makes all political decisions
All of the above
Leadership values obedience, discipline, & economic security
Communist Party controls the economy
15
Term refers to a treaty that was never ratified by Senate and resulted in arms control treaty.
ABM II Treaty
ABM Treaty
SALT I
SALT II
16
Term refers to a massive effort to supply West Berlin by air bc a blockade was put in Berlin
UN Airlift
Red Cross Airlift
Berlin Airlift
Peace Airlift
17
Term refers to a heavily guarded wall that separated East and West Germany.
European Wall
Berlin Wall
German Wall
Communist Wall
18
Term refers to resisting Soviet aggression in order to contain the spread of communism.
Communism Defense
Marshall Plan
Containment
Red Scare
19
Term refers to a military alliance against the Soviet Union and other communist countries
Warsaw Pact
UN
Anti-Communist Pact
NATO
20
In Democratic Capitalistic Countries...
Have a market economy (Private consumers/producers)
Leadership values freedom and prosperity
People elect represenatives
All of the above
21
Bomb was invented by the US in 1952, bomb completely vaporized the island it was tested on.
Nuclear Bomb
Z-Bomb
Hydrogen Bomb
A-Bomb
22
B/c of fear of nuclear war, people...
All of the above
Built Bomb Shelters
Schools had air-raid drills
Created movies and comic books
23
The Cold War was a struggle between 2 nations with different forms of
Way of Life
All of the above
Economic Systems
Government
24
Term refers to a Military alliance of communist nations in eastern Europe
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Communist Pact
UN
25
Term refers to when many Americans feared possible Communist in the US Government.
Government Scare
Macarthyism
Cold War
Red Scare
26
Term refers over the confrontation between the US and USSR over nuclear weapons in Cuba.
Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis
JFK's Missile Crisis
Cuban Crisis
27
Term refers to countries that refused to support either sides of the Cold War
Nonpact Nations
Peace Countries
Neutral Countries
Nonaligned Nations
28
Term refers to a struggle between nations to gain an advantage in weapons
Military Build Up
Nuclear Arms Race
Arms Race
Red Scare
29
This war settled in a stalemate an d the battle lines lay just about where they started.
Cold War
Korean War
Vietnam War
WWII
30
This was the effect/s of modern warfare technology.
War became an industrial competition
Battle zones became scenes of distruction
All of the above
Factories/industries became military targets
31
What was an era of tension and hostility between the US and Soviet Union?
Cold War
WWII
Vietnam War
Korean War
