Unit 6 Vocab

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What term describes the ideological conflict and competition between the U.S. and the USSR during the mid-20th century?

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Cold War

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Which of the following best describes Communism? Options: A strategy to contain the spread of ideologies, A democratic government system, A system where individuals own property and make profits, A system where the government controls and owns all parts of the economy

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A system where the government controls and owns all parts of the economy

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Which of the following statements accurately describes the nature of the Cold War? Options: It primarily involved economic competition, It ended with a formal peace treaty, It was characterized by ideological competition and proxy wars, It was a series of direct military confrontations

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It was characterized by ideological competition and proxy wars

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What term describes a race to build more powerful weapons than other countries during the Cold War?

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Arms Race

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Which term refers to the increased birth rate in the U.S. during the late 1940s and 1950s? Options: Baby Boom, Satellites, Cold War, Containment

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Baby Boom

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What is the term for a government system where people own their own property and work for their own profit?

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Capitalism

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What does the term 'Cold War' refer to?

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A war of ideas fought between the U.S. and USSR without actual weapons.

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What strategy was used during the Cold War to prevent the spread of communism? Options: Communism, Containment, Democracy, Baby Boom

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Containment

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What does the term 'Stalemate' refer to in a conflict?

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A situation where two sides cannot make progress.

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What are 'Satellites' in the context of post-World War II Eastern Europe?

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Countries controlled by Russian Communists