Unit 3B European History

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What was the Berlin Wall?

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A 91-mile wall surrounding West Berlin from 1961 through 1989

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What was the Cold War?

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A period of extreme political tension between the US and the Soviet Union from 1945-1991

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What is Communism?

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A political/economic system where all property and businesses are owned by the government

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What does the term "Iron Curtain" refer to?

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A term describing the political divide between Western and Eastern Europe

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What was the German Reunification?

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The restoration of West and East Germany into a single nation in 1990

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Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union from 1929 to 1953?

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Joseph Stalin

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Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union who introduced many reforms and brought the Cold War to an end?

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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What does NATO stand for?

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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Who was the last emperor of imperial Russia?

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Nicholas II

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What was the Russian Revolution?

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A revolt led by the peasants and working class against Czar Nicholas II