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Which conference led to the division of Germany into four occupation zones?

• Yalta Conference

• Potsdam Conference

• Theran Conference

• Geneva Conference

In what year did World War II end?

• 1944

• 1945

• 1956

• 1957

What was the Marshall Plan intended to accomplish?

• Strengthen the military power of the United States

• Block Soviet access to Germany

• Impose capitalism in the USSR

• Finance the economic reconstruction of Europe

What event marked the beginning of the Cold War?

• The Truman Doctrine

• The Marshall Plan

• The Berlin Blockade

• The Korean War

What are the two major world powers that emerged after the end of World War II?

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  The United States and Germany

• 
  The USSR and the United Kingdom

• 
  The United States and the USSR

• 
  France and Japan

Germany was divided into how many occupation zones?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

What decision was made at the Potsdam Conference regarding Germany?

• Germany was unified under 1 government

• Germany was divided into 4 occupation zones

• Germany was completely demilitarized

• Germany joined the United Nations

What is the Marshall Plan, launched by the United States in 1947?

• 
  An economic aid program to rebuild Europe

• 
  A military treaty to defend Europe

• 
  A nuclear weapons program

• A disarmament plan between the United States and the USSR

In 1947, what doctrine was adopted by the United States to support countries threatened by communism?

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  The doctrine of perestroika

• 
  The Truman doctrine

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  The doctrine of détente

• 
  The doctrine of containment

Which event in 1962 nearly led to a nuclear war between the United States and the USSR?

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  The Vietnam War

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  The Cuban Crisis

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  The Korean War

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  The Berlin Blockade