2nd Nine Weeks Social Studies Exam STUDY GUIDE 2024

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What was the name of the symbolic division between communist and democratic countries in Europe?

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Iron Curtain

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What does the statement below mean? People feared that the Cold War would turn “hot.”

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Tensions might erupt into warfare between the nations of the United States and the Soviet Union.

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Why were people afraid that the Cold War was turning “hot”? Options: A. Both Germany and Great Britain began to amass troops at their borders., B. Both the U.S. and the Soviet Union began a buildup of weapons known as the “arms race.”, C. The United States began threatening to invade the Soviet Union.

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Both the U.S. and the Soviet Union began a buildup of weapons known as the “arms race.”

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What form of government does United Kingdom have? A. Presidential Democracy, B. Parliamentary Democracy

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Parliamentary Democracy

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What type of government does Russia have?

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Presidential Democracy

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What type of government does Germany have? A. Presidential Democracy, B. Parliamentary Democracy

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Parliamentary Democracy

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In a parliamentary democracy, laws are made by the __________________ branch. In a parliamentary democracy, laws are enforced by the __________________ branch.

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legislative, legislative

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In a presidential democracy, laws are made by the _____________________ branch. In a presidential democracy, laws are enforced by the _____________________ branch.

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legislative, executive

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How are the United Kingdom and Germany similar? Citizens enjoy many rights and freedoms.

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Citizens enjoy many rights and freedoms.

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What number is Germany on the map?

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