USII.8c- The Cold War

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The Cold War was tension between ---

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The US and Soviet Union

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What was the Space Race?

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Competition to see who could reach outer space first

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What country's capital was split into 2 - East and West?

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Germany

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The Soviet Union controlling eastern Europe was called the --

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Iron Curtain

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What is the domino theory?

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If one country fell to communism, others would follow.

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How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?

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They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.

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Who built the Berlin Wall?

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Soviet Union

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What does NATO stand for?

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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Which foreign policy gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII? Options: Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Warsaw Pact, Domino Theory

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Marshall Plan

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What was the name for the 1955 alliance of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe that were the counterpart to the western alliance?

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Warsaw Pact