Cold War

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How did the Marshall Plan aim to contain the spread of communism?

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It helped rebuild and strengthen European economies.

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Which choice best describes the Second Red Scare?

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the use of accusations, blacklisting, and investigations against suspected communists

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Why did the United States not share the plan to develop the atomic bomb with the Soviet Union during World War II?

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The United States did not trust the Soviet Union.

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What is NATO?

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A military alliance between Western European Countries, the U.S. and Canada.

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Term referring to the indirect but hostile conflict between the U.S. and Soviet Union from the end of WWII until 1991.

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Cold War

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What is significant about the 38th parallel?

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The division between North and South Korea

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Which statement best describes the primary focus of the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s?

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to investigate radical groups in order to find disloyal Americans

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Based on your knowledge of the cartoon, which event is being depicted?

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Bay of Pigs

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The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the —

• United States to increase spending on technology, education and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union

• Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United States

• United States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet control

• Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace were violated

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United States to increase spending on technology, education and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union

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Which statement best explains how the United States responded to the presence of the "Iron Curtain"?

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The United States worked to stop the spread of communism.