Cold War

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The Cold War refers to the period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from

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the end of World War II to the fall of the Soviet Union.

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How did the Marshall Plan reflect containment policy?

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It provided economic aid to European countries in order to prevent the spread of communism.

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What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift, between the years 1948 and 1949?

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To supply the citizens of West Berlin while the Soviet blockade continued.

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The United States Foreign Policy after World War II was the policy of Containment, which was?

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The U.S. would try to prevent the spread of Communism anywhere in the world.

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What was the "Iron Curtain"?

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The barrier between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War

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What was an immediate result of the Great Leap Forward (1958)?

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increased famine in China

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This 1960s Chinese song would most likely have been sung during the return of Hong Kong, Cultural Revolution, Boxer Rebellion, or Tiananmen Square incident.

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Cultural Revolution

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What goal motivated the creation of the United Nations in 1945?

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reducing potential conflicts between member countries

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SS.912.6.9

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What was the true major concern of the opposing forces in the Space Race?

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One country would have military dominance using space weaponry

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What is brinkmanship?

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U.S. foreign policy of threatening to use all out military aggression against enemy