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Russian Revolution and Cold War
Russian Revolution and Cold War
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What was the invisible barrier that restricted trade and travel between east and west Europe?
The Atlantic Wall
The Berlin Wall
The Great Wall of China
The Iron Curtain
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Who were the superpowers?
Name for the US and USSR after World War II
France and Germany
Countries in the commonwealth
Name given to Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union
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Describe the Cold War
An actual war between U.S. and Soviet Union
Joining together of Yugoslavia
Breaking up of Western Europe
A rivalry between the U.S. and Soviet Union
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After the Cold War, the Soviet Union was called
US
Germany
Japan
Russia
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What issues were going on in Russia before the revolution?
All of the above
Unhappiness with the government/czar
Involvement in War
Food shortages
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What was the main cause of the Cold War?
Territorial disputes
Ideological differences
Religious conflicts
Economic competition
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What is an arms race?
race of human arms
race to space
race of weapons
race to war
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Karl Marx wrote the _______which outlined how a communist government should be run.
Truman Doctrine
Commonweath Manifesto
Mein Kampf
Communist Manifesto
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What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?
To create a landmark for the city
To separate East and West Germany
To protect Berlin from invaders
To promote tourism in Berlin
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Why was Russa's Czar Nicholas II unpopular during WWI?
Russian didn't have enough food, weapons and clothes
He supported the Bolsheviks
He wantd Russian to drop out of WWII
German joined an alliance with Germany and Italy
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who was mikhail gorbachev
frst leader of the soviet union
first leader of the chinese nationalist party
last leader of the chinese communist party
last leader of the soviet union
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Which two superpowers were involved in the Cold War?
United States and China
United States and Soviet Union
United Kingdom and China
United Kingdom and Soviet Union
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Describe the Iron Curtain.
Imaginary line that separates communist East Europe from Non-communist West
Imaginary line that separates North Korea from South Korea
Imaginary line that separates North Vietnam from South Vietnam
A metal room separator
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What major changes occurred in Russia after the Revolution?
The Tsar was overthrown and a provisional govt was created
Russia became a theocracy
Russia was transformed into a premier democracy
The Tsar was overthrown and replaced by his brother
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Division of Germany
Several Nations Split Germany forever
Country split between USA, France, Britain, and USSR/Soviet
Lots of Nazis on one side, Democracy on other
Germans Decided in an election to be Communist
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What was the name of the Soviet Union's economic and political system during the Cold War?
Fascism
Capitalism
Communism
Socialism
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First leader of communist Russia
Lenin
Stalin
Rasputin
Wilson
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After the division of Germany
The Western
The Eastern side was controlled by the Soviets
The Western side was controlled by the soviets
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Nicholas II played what role in Russian history
Famous military leader
Leader of the communist party
First king of Russia
Russia's last czar
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Term coined by Winston Churchill to describe Cold War divide between Western & Eastern Europe
Great Divide
Iron Curtain
Communist Curtain
Berlin Wall
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Why didn’t the US and USSR ever directly go to war?
They weren’t enemies
They were afraid of full scale nuclear war
They didn’t have enough supplies
They were bankrupt (had no money)
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What communist nations took control of most of eastern Europe and Asia at the end of WWII
The Soviet Union
The United States
Sudan
China
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Did the Cold War involve direct military conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union?
True
False
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East and West Germany were split between which two types of Government?
East-Democratic West-Communist
East-Communist West-Monarchy
East-Socialist West-Democratic
East-Communist West-Democratic
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Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of glastnost
increased freedom of political opinion
increased freedom of information
decreased freedom of political opinion
decreased freedom of information
