Early Cold War Flashcard

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After World War II, Truman & other postwar Presidents adopted the policy of __________ toward communism.

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Containment

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Which two countries did Truman fear would fall to Communism if the U.S. didn’t give aid?

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Greece and Turkey

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Which post-war U.S policy is this map most closely related to? Options: Truman Doctrine, Vietnam War, Marshall Plan, Laissez-faire

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Marshall Plan

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Which was NOT a reason for the creation of the Marshall Plan? Food shortages, Fuel shortages, Much of Europe was in ruins

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Shortage of weapons

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Which two countries, formerly allies during World War II, emerged as global superpowers after 1945? Options: Britain and the Soviet Union, The U.S & Britain, Japan and the Soviet Union, The U.S. and the Soviet Union

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The U.S. and the Soviet Union

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The political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating a workers' revolution & a society in which the means of production are publicly owned is known as -

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Communism

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An economic and political system in which a country's businesses compete and are controlled by private owners for profit is known as -

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Capitalism

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After World War II, an invisible boundary dividing communist Europe from non-communist Europe emerged known as -

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the Iron Curtain

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The Iron Curtain divided: Eastern and Western Europe, World War I and World War II, USSR and Russia, Europe and Russia

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Eastern and Western Europe

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Which of the following best describes the historical significance of the Soviet Union's development of an atomic bomb? Options: It symbolized the United States' triumph over the Soviet Union in terms of space exploration, It heightened nuclear tensions between the United States & the Soviet Union, It encouraged the United States to take a less aggressive approach in containing communism, It led to a full-scale armed conflict between the United States & the Soviet Union

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It heightened nuclear tensions between the United States & the Soviet Union