The Cold War

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The Allied victory in World War II led to the emergence of TWO global superpowers. What were those TWO superpowers?

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United States & Soviet Union

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A system where the government owns the factories and other natural resources AND controls the production of goods is known as _____________________.

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communism

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The United States and its allies were in favor of this government type:

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democracy

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What did the "Iron Curtain" symbolize?

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The divide between democracy and communism

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What was the name given to the buildup of weapons during the Cold War?

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Arms Race

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Which of these BEST describes the Cold War? Options: direct warfare between two superpowers, competition for global influence between two superpowers, nuclear war between the U.S. and Soviet Union, treaty disagreement between allies

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competition for global influence between two superpowers

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Which event signaled the end of the Cold War? Options: Cuban Missile Crisis, End of the Vietnam War, The Russian Revolution, Fall of the Berlin Wall

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Fall of the Berlin Wall

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Which of the following events brought the world close to a nuclear war in the 1960s? Space Race, Dropping of the atomic bomb, Cuban Missile Crisis, Construction of the Berlin Wall

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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How did Cuba's proximity to the United States affect the way John F. Kennedy felt about the missiles placed by Nikita Kruschchev?

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Kennedy was extremely worried because Cuba was only 90 miles from Florida.

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The race between the USA and USSR to the moon was called

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Space Race