AC-Cold War Review

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During the Cold War, the Western Bloc (U.S. and its allies) formed NATO. What did the USSR and its allies form to counter this alliance?

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Warsaw Pact

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What did the "Iron Curtain" symbolize?

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The divide between democratic and communist countries

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Which of the following choices best describes the U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War to "prevent the spread of communism?" Options: Containment of communism, Whoever smelt it dealt it, The enemy of my enemy is my friend, Whoever supplied it denied it, The War on Terror

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Containment of communism

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What was the name given to the buildup of weapons during the Cold War?

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Arms Race

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Which event signaled the end of the Cold War? Options: Cuban Missile Crisis, end of the Vietnam War, collapse of the Soviet Union, fall of the Berlin Wall

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fall of the Berlin Wall

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This type of government is where the government owns businesses, land, and controls a country's resources. The government makes all the decisions.

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Communist

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Which leader came up with the term "Iron Curtain"?

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Winston Churchill

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The wall that divided the capital of Germany into two parts was called?

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Berlin Wall

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The policies on both sides showed what? Lessening of competition between the superpowers, Increased competition for neutral countries to influence them to their side, Capitalism vs Democracy, Communism taking over the world one country at a time

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Increased competition for neutral countries to influence them to their side

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Who was the last Soviet premier (leader) that created reforms that led to the fall of the Soviet Union?

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Mikhail Gorbachev