The Origins of the Cold War

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Which organization was created at the end of WWII to prevent future world conflict?

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The United Nations

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This meeting occurred in February of 1945 with the goal of planning a post war world.

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The Yalta Conference

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This was an era of confrontation and competition between the Soviet Union and the Americans.

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The Cold War

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This political, social, and economic ideology's goal is structured upon the ideas of common ownership of the means of production and the absence of social class.

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Communism

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Which event led to the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? Options: WWI, The Treaty of Versailles, The Holocaust, All of the above

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The Holocaust

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Which promise did Stalin break from the Yalta Conference which led to rising tension between the Soviet Union and the U.S.?

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He refused to hold free elections in Poland.

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At what meeting did Truman hint to Stalin that he had a powerful American weapon? Options: Yalta Conference, Potsdam Conference, Coral Sea Conference, The Paris Peace Conference

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Potsdam Conference

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This is the name given to the political and military barrier that isolated Soviet controlled countries in Eastern Europe

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The Iron Curtain

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This was a process of preventing the expansion of hostile power.

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The Containment Policy

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The Truman Doctrine's goal was to aid those who worked to resist communism. What countries did they provide with aid? France, Greece, Turkey, All of the Above

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All of the Above