Unit 11.11 Exam Prep

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What was the name of the conflict involving nuclear weapons that almost erupted in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union?

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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What is the term used to describe the invisible line that separated communist Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe?

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Iron Curtain

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What organization formed to stop the spread of Communism?

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NATO

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Why did Western Europe want to contain communism?

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They feared communism would destroy democracy.

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Who was the US Senator that led investigations to expose communism in the US?

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Joseph McCarthy

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The Korean War started because...

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Communist North Korea attacked South Korea

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What role did the United States play in the Korean War?

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The US joined its allies in the fight against North Korea to keep communism from spreading.

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What was the arms race?

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The US and Soviet Union began building and storing powerful weapons.

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President Richard Nixon chose to resign the presidency mainly because of his involvement in the

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Watergate scandal

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Which statement best describes an outcome of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis? Options: Communist leaders of Cuba were removed from office, The United States strengthened its ties with Cuba., Nuclear war with the Soviet Union was avoided., United States military defenses were significantly reduced.

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Nuclear war with the Soviet Union was avoided.