Cold War Georgia 5th

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How did the relationship between the US and Russia change in the decade following WWII?

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During WWII, the two countries were allies; afterward they were enemies.

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What was the significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall?

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It signaled the end of Communist domination of Eastern Europe.

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Which of the following is a way in which democracy is different than communism? Communism allows the government to run the country and democracies allow the military to run the country., Democracies give the citizens the power to make choices and communism gives the power to the government., Communism allows the citizens to decide how the government is run and democracies are run by the military., Democracy believes all property should be shared and communism does not.

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Democracies give the citizens the power to make choices and communism gives the power to the government.

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Why did the Soviets begin constructing nuclear missile sites in Cuba?

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It was in response to President Kennedy sending Cuban exiles to invade Cuba.

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What event caused NATO to get involved in the Korean War?

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North Korea invaded South Korea with the goal of spreading communism.

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In 1946, a former British prime minister said in a speech that an "Iron Curtain" had fallen across the European continent. This "Iron Curtain" was

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an imaginary line separating Europe's communist and non-communist countries.

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Why did the United States conduct the Berlin Airlift in 1948?

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to help get supplies into West Berlin

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Why did the United States get involved in the Korean War?

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to prevent the spread of communism

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In 1949, the United States entered a military alliance known as

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NATO.

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Senator Joseph McCarthy was involved in which Cold War event? Options: the Berlin Airlift, the Red Scare, the Bay of Pigs, the Korean War

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the Red Scare