WHII.13 Cold War

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What two countries became superpowers and rivals during the Cold War?

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United States and the Soviet Union

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The two alliance organizations that came into existence in the early Cold War years were—

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Warsaw Pact vs. NATO

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Satellite states in control of the Soviet Union were—

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East Germany and Poland

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Soon after the end of WWII, Churchill declared

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an iron curtain was dividing Europe

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Capitalism vs. Communism, democracy vs. ___?___

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Dictatorship

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Conflicts that occurred during the Cold War included all of the following except— Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War

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D-Day Invasion

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The fear of nuclear war and “mutually assured destruction” were the main tenants of which of the following theories? deterrence, domino theory, containment, detente

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deterrence

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Containment was made possible by the -

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Truman Doctrine

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Who was the communist leader of Vietnam?

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Ho Chi Minh

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The Korean Peninsula was finally divided at the—

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38th Parallel