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The nation that suffered the GREATEST losses in lives and property damage during World War II was

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the U.S.S.R.

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The term "Holocaust" refers to the

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planned extermination of Jews in Nazi death camps

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After World War II, Germany was divided into four occupation zones with a zone each for Great Britain, the Soviet Union, the United States, and

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France

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Peace treaties were signed in 1947 with all of the following Axis nations, EXCEPT

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Austria

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Almost all of the nations of Eastern Europe became satellite states of the Soviet Union between 1945 and 1948 because

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election were manipulated by communists placed by the U.S.S.R.

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The "iron curtain" in Europe refers to

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barriers to prevent travel and communication between Eastern and Western Europe

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Under its foreign policy of containment, the United States promised to

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prevent further expansion of Soviet domination of other nations

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All of the following nations received Marshall Plan aid from the United States, EXCEPT

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Poland

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President Tito of Yugoslavia was able to resist pressures from the Soviet Union in 1948 to become a Soviet satellite state because

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there were no Soviet troops in Yugoslavia

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The only non-communist nation in the Balkans in 1948 was

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Greece

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The Charter of the United States Nations was adopted

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in the year World War II ended

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The Security Council of the United States Nations CURRENTLY has how many members?

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15

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Which of the major organs (parts) of the United Nations has had its workload and jurisdiction considerably decreased since the United Nations began?

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Trusteeship Council

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The Secretariat of the United Nations is MOST similar to what part of a national government?

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executive branch

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Which of the following members of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was NOT a founding member in 1949?

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West Germany

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The Warsaw Pact is the East European counterpart of

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NATO

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The Berlin Airlift was conducted in 1948 and 1949 in response to

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Soviet action barring road and rail traffic between Berlin and the West

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The Soviet and East German blockade Berlin lasted for

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almost a year

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The capital city of West Germany when it became an independent nation was

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Bonn

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When South Korea was invaded by North Korea, direct military assistance to resist aggression come from

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The United Nations which called for members to send troops

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The estimated number of Jews killed in Europe during the Holocaust is

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6 million

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The concept of war crimes in international law

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became established at the end of World War II

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All of the following Nazi leaders committed suicide, EXCEPT

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Rudolf Hess

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The Declaration on Liberated Europe submitted by the United States at the Yalta Conference called for

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coalition interim government in liberated nations and free electrons

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In 1947, Turkey received United States military and economic aid under the

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Truman Doctrine

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The only Axis nation to gain territory under the peace treaties ending World War II was

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Bulgaria

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In 1946, the United Nations and the Western Allies forced the Soviet Union to withdraw from

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Iran

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The Cominform was established by the Soviet Union to

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aid communist parties in West European nations

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The Soviet Union applied pressure on Turkey to

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share control of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits

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The nations of Eastern Europe did NOT apply for Marshall Plan aid because

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the Soviet Union prevented the from applying for the assistance

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All of the following nations were original member of NATO, EXCEPT

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Ireland

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The Berlin Airlift demonstrated that

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the U.S. was committed to the defense of Berlin against the U.S.S.R.

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The Soviet did not shoot down United States cargo planes flying across East Germany during the Berlin Airlift because the Soviet

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policy-makers were unwilling to take the risk of a military response form the United States

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The FIRST chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany when it was established in 1949 was

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Konard Adenauer

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In the years following the death of Stalin, relations between the Soviet Union and the Western powers

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improved for a while, but ten became more strained

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The Korean War ended after the three years of fighting in

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an armistice

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North Korea was assisted in its war with South Korea by the armed forces of

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Communist China

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The Soviet Union, Great Britain, the United States, and France signed a peace treaty in 1955 with

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Austria

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The "spirit of Geneva" refers to

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friendly relations at a summit meeting of U.S.S.R. and Western leaders

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The president of the United States who attended summit meetings in 1955 and 1960 and who hosted Khrushchev during a visit to the United States was

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Dwight Eisenhower

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The U-2 incident refers to

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a United States spy plane that was shot down over the U.S.S.R.

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The Berlin Wall was built by the East Germans and the Soviet Union to

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stop the floor of refugees leaving East Germany for the West via West Berlin

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Which East European government, following anti-Soviet demonstrations in 1956, chose a leader opposed by the U.S.S.R. who succeeded in obtaining some independence in governing his nation?

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Poland

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Soviet tanks and troops were sent to crush a democratic, anti-communist revolution in 1956 in

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Hungary

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During the Soviet suppression of the revolution in Hungary in 1956, the United Nations

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condemned the U.S.S.R. and called for Soviet withdrawal

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All of the following were weapons used in the Cold War, EXCEPT

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armed conflict between Soviet and U.S. or West European forces

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The communist nation in Eastern Europe that broke with the Soviet Union and became politically and philosophically allied with Communist China was

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Albania

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How many votes are needed to pass resolution on issues to importance in the Security Council of the United Nations?

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9 votes, including those of the permanent members

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Why are three of the fiver permanent members of the Security Council from Europe?

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They were among the major allies that defeated Germany and Japan in World War II.

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The United Nations has been MOST successful in

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ending fighting between small nations

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A United Nations agency that specializes in developing programs to improve nutrition and the production of farms, forests, and fisheries is the

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FAO

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The United Nations has been involved in a number of Arab-Israeli conflicts in the Middle East by

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sending peacekeeping forces to supervise cease-fire agreements

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One of the MAJOR successes of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations has been to

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eradicate smallpox though vaccinations in less-developed nations

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The justices of the International Court of Justice are

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elected by the General Assembly and Security Council of the U.N.

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Under international law, the open oceans are

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free to be used by any nations merchant or naval vessels

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The U.S. policy of containing communism began with the issuance of the Truman Doctrine. In what year was the Truman Doctrine announced?

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1947

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The commemoration of Berlin airlift in 19998 marked which anniversary of the historic event?

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50th

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For how many years did the Berlin Wall, a symbol of the Cold War, remain standing?

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28 years

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How many years did the Cold War last?

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45 years

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The Federal Republic of Germany established by the United States, Great Britain, and France in 1949 is

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nation 5

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The city of Berlin is located in

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nation 6

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A communist-led nation that successfully resister domination by the Soviet Union was

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nation 8

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The Truman Doctrine provided economic and military aid to

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nation 9

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The shaded areas on the map were

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annexed by the Soviet Union between 1940 and 1945

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Which of the following nations was a fascist dictatorship in 1946?

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nation 2

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All of the following nations became members of NATO, EXCEPT

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nation 1

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The nation that became a communist state dominated by the Soviet Union in a 1948 military takeover was

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nation C

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The permanent European members of the Security Council of the United Nations are

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nations 3, 4, and 12

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Pressure from the United Nations and Western nations in 1946 forced the Soviet Union to withdraw troops from

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nation 13

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United Nations peacekeeping forces were sent in 1964 to supervise a cease-fire line to prevent a renewal of fighting in Cyrus at

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location W

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