Cold War STAAR

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Which statement completes this time line? The allied powers divide Germany and Berlin into four sections, German citizens vote to reunite East and West Germany, The United States and Great Britain aircraft supplies to West Berlin, The United Nations sends troops into Eastern Europe

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The United States and Great Britain aircraft supplies to West Berlin

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As a result of The Berlin Airlift, The United States was able to bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict

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bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict

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Which of the following is most characteristic of the Cold War? The growth of nuclear arsenals in the United States and the Soviet Union, The expansion of national borders by imperialistic European countries, the implementation of isolationist foreign polices in Great Britain and China, The rapid industrialization of many Southeast Asian countries

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The growth of nuclear arsenals in the United States and the Soviet Union

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The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the

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United States to increase spending on technology and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union

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Which of the following was a direct result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik I? Options: The United States began a period of technology sharing with the Soviet Union. The U.S. government founded a federal agency dedicated to space exploration The Soviet Union was unable to collect images of the United States from space The Soviet government collapsed because of economic competition

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The U.S. government founded a federal agency dedicated to space exploration

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The Korean War was an effort by the United States to

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carry out its policy of containing the spread of communism

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In this excerpt, McCarthy is attempting to incite fear about

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members of the communist Party in government positions

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A marked increase in the birthrate, especially in the US following WWII

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Baby Boom

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During the Cold War, the fear of Communism infiltrating the US and McCarthyism both contributed to the--

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Red Scare

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Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez saved the lives of fellow soldiers while under heavy enemy attack and after sustaining wounds while assisting on a team extraction in Vietnam on May 2, 1968. In recognition of the actions described, Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez was —

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awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor