Early Cold War Flashcardziz

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How did the Soviet Union respond when the United States, Britain, and France merged their zones in Germany?

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blockaded West Berlin

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Throughout the Cold War, most United States foreign policy was based on the belief that the United States had which of the following responsibilities? preventing the spread of communism, providing economic aid to the nations of the Warsaw Pact, supporting worldwide government overthrows, avoiding all foreign entanglements

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preventing the spread of communism

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How was the Marshall Plan designed to discourage the spread of Communism in Europe? Options: by establishing freely elected governments in Poland and Czechoslovakia, by restoring economic stability to the nations of Western Europe, by joining European nations together into the European Union, by providing military assistance to France, Great Britain, and Italy

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by restoring economic stability to the nations of Western Europe

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The speech above provided the foundation for which of the following policies? Options: the Warsaw Pact, the Monroe Doctrine, the Truman Doctrine, the Roosevelt Corollary

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the Truman Doctrine

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What event began the conflict on the Korean peninsula?

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The North Korean army invaded south of the 38th parallel.

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Why did President Harry Truman support a containment policy after World War II? Options: to limit the use of atomic bombs and other nuclear weapons, to bring war criminals to justice, to end colonialism in Africa and Asia, to reduce the influence of the Soviet Union in European countries

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to reduce the influence of the Soviet Union in European countries

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What is the main idea of the quotation: “From Stetin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an Iron Curtain has descended across the continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe...?

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The Soviet Union has expanded its influence throughout Eastern Europe

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For collective security, the U.S. created __A__, and the Soviet Union responded by creating the __B__.

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A = NATO, B = Warsaw Pact

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In this economic system, the government owns all property and means of production.

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communism

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Who was the U.S. President who made the decision to drop the atomic bombs?

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Truman