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Define Cold War.

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A period of tension between democratic and communist governments following WW2.

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Define Free World.

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Made up of countries with non-communist governments.

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Define nonaligned nations.

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Countries that remained neutral during the Cold War.

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Define arms race.

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Competition between communist and free world nations to develop powerful weapons.

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Define Iron Curtain.

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the Soviet Union's tight control over travel and communication between Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe and the Free World.

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Define limited war.

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A localized confilct that does not involve nuclear weapons.

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Define Space Race.

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It began in 1957 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I.

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Define satellites.

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Countries of Eastern Europe which came under Soviet control after WW2.

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Define propaganda.

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Ideas spread by one side in the Cold War in order to support its own policies or criticize the other side's actions and beliefs.

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Define Radio Free Europe.

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Transmitted messages supporting democratic principles to people living behind the Iron Curtain.

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Define Peace Corps.

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American volunteers who help needy/disadvantaged people in underdeveloped countries of the world.

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Define Berlin Airlift.

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It prevented the Soviet Union from taking over a city in Germany.

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Define North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

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A military alliance established to protect Western Europe.

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Define Cuban Missle Crisis.

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It ended after President John F. Kennedy ordered the U.S. Navy to blockade an island nation in the West Indies.

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Define Truman Doctrine.

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Provided American aid to Greece and Turkey in order to keep them free from communism.

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Define Marshall Plan.

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The U.S. gave financial aid to the countries of Western Europe so they could rebuild their ffarms, factories, and railroads; it helped prevent the spread of communism to Western Europe.

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Define Eisenhower Doctrine.

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It gave the president the power to use armed forces to help defend countries of the Middle East against Communist attack.

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Define civil war in China.

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Communists led by Mao Zedong defeated Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists.

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Define Vientam war.

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It took the lives of almost 50,000 American servicemen before the U.S. withfrew its forces in 1975.

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Define Korean war.

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American and United Nations forces fought against Communist invaders between 1950 and 1953.

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True/False: The countries of Eastern Europe and Western Europe enjoyed friendly relations during the late 1940s and 1950s.

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False.

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True/False: The United States, Canada, and many Western European nations formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for mutual defense.

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True.

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True/False: NATO was concerned about a possible attack by Germany.

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Flase; they were mainly concerned about a possible attack by the Soviet Union.

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True/False: The Warsaw Pact was a military alliance that included the Soviet Union and its allies in Eastern Europe.

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True.

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True/False: Greece, Turkey, and West Germany eventually became members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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True.

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In Feburary 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin met to plan for the peace after what?

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In Feburary 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin met to plan for the peace after WW2.

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Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin were the Big Three leaders of the victorious what?

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Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin were the Big Three leaders of the victorious Allies.

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It was decided at the Yalta conferecne that Germany would/should/etc. what?

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It was decided at the Yalta conferecne that Germany should be divided into occupation zones.

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Plans were made to form a peacekeeping organization called the what?

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Plans were made to form a peacekeeping organization called the United Nations.

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By 1948, all of the Eastern Europe countries had become what?

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By 1948, all of the Eastern Europe countries had become Soviet satellites.

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The period of tension and distrust between the Unnited States and Soviet Union that began in the 1940s was known as what?

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The period of tension and distrust between the Unnited States and Soviet Union that began in the 1940s was known as the Cold War.

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Winston Churchill observed that what?

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Winston Churchill observed that "an iron curtain had descended across the continent" of Europe.

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The U.S. aid program that helped Greece and Turkey resist communism was called what?

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The U.S. aid program that helped Greece and Turkey resist communism was called the Truman Doctrine.

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The containment policy was used by the United States to limit the spread of what around the world?

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The containment policy was used by the United States to limit the spread of communism around the world.

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The Americans, British, and French organized the what? What did it do?

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The Americans, British, and French organized the Berlin Airlift, which provided supplies to West Berlin and broke the Soviet blockade.

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The practice of spreading ideas to help one's cause or to harm ann opposing cause is known as what?

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The practice of spreading ideas to help one's cause or to harm ann opposing cause is known as propaganda.

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The "Free World" is the same as what?

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The "Free World" is the same as the West.

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The Eastern European coutries that came under Soviet control after WW2 were called what?

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The Eastern European coutries that came under Soviet control after WW2 were called satellites.

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An American policy of the 1950s aimed at preventing the spread of communism in the Middle East was the what?

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An American policy of the 1950s aimed at preventing the spread of communism in the Middle East was the Eisenhower Doctrine.

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A crisis involving the United States and the Soviet Union occurred when Russian bases were set up where?

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A crisis involving the United States and the Soviet Union occurred when Russian bases were set up in Cuba.

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The U-2 spy plane belonged to who?

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The U-2 spy plane belonged to the United States.

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The person who said that an "Iron Curtain" had descended around Eastern Europe was who?

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The person who said that an "Iron Curtain" had descended around Eastern Europe was Winston Churchill.

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In the Middle East, what did the United States?

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In the Middle East, the United States supported Israel.

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The Cold War began when what?

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The Cold War began when the Soviet Union refused to pull its troops out of Eastern Europe.

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The United States opposed the spread of communism in Europe during the late 1940s by what?

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The United States opposed the spread of communism in Europe during the late 1940s by using the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan.

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American and the United Nations troops fought against communist North Korean and Chinese forces during what?

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American and the United Nations troops fought against communist North Korean and Chinese forces during the Korean War.

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What transmitted Western ideas to countries behind the Iron Curtain?

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Radio Free Europe transmitted Western ideas to countries behind the Iron Curtain.

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What was the name for the alliance formed by 12 countries to oppse the spread of communism in Western Europe?

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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was an alliance formed by 12 countries to oppose the spread of communism in Western Europe.

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Thousands of American servicemen lost their lives in Southeast Asia during what?

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Thousands of American servicemen lost their lives in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War.

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What was built to divide the German city of Berlin into a communist eastern sector and a democratic western sector?

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The Berlin Wall was built to divide the German city of Berlin into a communist eastern sector and a democratic western sector.

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Communists under Mao Zedong defeated Chiang Kai-Shek's Nationalists during what?

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Communists under Mao Zedong defeated Chiang Kai-Shek's Nationalists during a civil war in China.

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What was organized to break the Soviet blockade of West Berlin and keep the city out of Communist hands?

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The "Berlin Airlift" was organized to break the Soviet blockade of West Berlin and keep the city out of Communist hands.

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What country started the Space Race by launching "Sputnik I" in 1957 was?

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What country started the Space Race by launching "Sputnik I" in 1957 was the Soviet Union.

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The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to limit the production of nuclear weapons when they signed what?

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The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to limit the production of nuclear weapons when they signed the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT).

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To oppose the spread of communism in the Far East, the United States, Great Britain, and sveral countries in Southeast Asia formed an alliance called what?

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To oppose the spread of communism in the Far East, the United States, Great Britain, and sveral countries in Southeast Asia formed an alliance called the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization.

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True/False: Dwight D. Eisenhower was the president of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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False.

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True/False: The Soviet Union was the first country to land a man on the moon.

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False.

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True/False: Western European countries rebuilt their farms, factories, and railroads with financial aid provided by the U.S. under the Marshall Plan.

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True.

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True/False: Relations worsened between the United States and the Soviet Union during the period of "detente" in the 1970s.

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False.

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True/False: The Cold War began at the end of World War I.

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False.

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A. What happens in 1945? B. When/why does it begin? C. Who does what?

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A. The Cold War begins. B. when the Soviet Union refuses to give up countries occupied during its march toward Germany at the end of WW2- Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, and Yugoslavia. C. Churchukk says that an "Iron Curtain" has descended around Eastern Europe.

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A. What happens in 1947? B. What is this program called? C. Besides doing what it did that was mentioned in A, what else did it do?

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A. Money is loaned by the United States to countries of Western Europe to rebuild farms, factories, and railroads damaged during WW2. B. The Marshall Plan. C. Keeps some European countries from turning to communism to solve their problems.

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What is formed in 1949?

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To protect Western Europe from communism, 12 countries form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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A. What happens in 1949? B. What does it result in?

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A. Communists led by Mao Zedong defeat Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists in a civil war. B. Results in a communist government for the People's Republic of China.

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What happens in 1960?

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An American U-2 spy plane is shot down over the Soviet Union.

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A. What happens in 1950-53? B. Who was it fought by and who were they aided by?

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A. The Korean War is fought. B. North Korea, aided by Communist China, and South Korea, backed by American and United Nations forces.

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A. What was formed in 1954? B. Why was it formed? C. Who were some member nations?

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A. The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO). B. To oppose Communist expansion in the Far East. C. The U.S., Great Britian, and various countries of Southeast Asia.

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A. What was formed in 1951? B. Why was it formed? C. Who was in the alliance? D. What did they pledge?

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A. A defense treaty and alliance. B. To combat the spread of communism in the Pacific region. C. The United States, Australia, and New Zealand. D. To act together in case of an attack.

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A. What happens in 1975? B. This happens after what?

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A. The Communists gain control of Indochina. B. After 20 years of warfare in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam; AKA, the Vietnam War.

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A. What happens in 1957? B. What does this do?

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A. Congress approves the Eisenhower Doctrine. B. Gives the President the power to use armed forces to help defend nations of the Middle East against attackk by communist countries.

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A. What happens in 1967? B. Who was an ally of who?

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A. A six-day war breaks out in the Middle East where Israel defeats several Arab countries. B. Israel is an ally of the United States, and the Arab countries were backed by the Soviet Union.

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A. Besides the Marshall Plan, what else is formed in 1947? B. What does it do?

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A. The Truman Doctrine. B. Provides American aid to Greece and Turkey to prevent the spread of communism to those countries.

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A. What happens in 1961? B. Why?

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A. East German Communists buld the Berlin Wall. B. To restrict travel and comunication between East Berlin and West Berlin.

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A. By 1948, what was Germany divided into? B. What control are these regions under? C. What about Berlin?

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A. Germany has been divided into democratic West Germany and communist East Germany B. West Germany was under French, British and American control. Communist East Germany was under Russian control. C. Berlin, a city in East Germany, was divided between the Allies and Soviet Union.

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A. In 1948, what happened? B. As a result of what did this happen? C. Why was it organized?

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A. the "Berlin Airlift" was organized. B. When the Russians decided to blockade free West Berlin to force out the Allies. C. It was organized to break the blockade and bring in needed food, medicine and other supplies.

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A. What happens in 1969? B. When did rivalry in space between the U.S. and the Soviet Union begin?

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A. The U.S. wins the "Space Race" when astronauts land on the moon. B. Rivalry in space between Russia and the U.S. began with the Soviet launch of "Sputnik I", a satellite that orbited the earth in 1957.

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A. What happens in 1972? B. What does it do?

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A. The U.S. and the Soviet Union sign the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT). B. Limits the production of nuclear weapons.

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A. What happens in 1962? B. Who started this? Who was he an ally of? C. What ended this?

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A. The Cuban Missile Crisis develops when the Soviet Union puts missile bases in Cuba. B. Cuban dictator Fidel Castro is an ally of the Russians. C. An American blockade ordered by President John F. Kennedy leads to the removal of the missiles.

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True/False: In 1945-1948, every Eastern European country came under Communist rule.

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True.

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Name eight countries that were communist at the time of 1945-1948.

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Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, East Germany, Yugoslavia.

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What three countries were seized by the Soviet Union?

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Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia

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What Western European nations joined NATO in 1949?

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Belgium, Great Britain, Denmark, France, Portugal, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Norway.

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What countries jouned NATO in the early 1950s?

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Greece, Turkey, and West Germany

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What nations joined the Warsaw Pact?

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Soviet Union, Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania.

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