History Flashcard

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How did the US use propaganda in the Cold War?

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To broadcast radio/print programs that promoted Western values and ideas

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How did colonial rule limit the rights of colonized people?

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They were not involved in the political process or allowed self-determination.

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What was the outcome of the Korean War?

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Above the 38th parallel is a democratic, capitalist nation; below is an isolated, communist nation

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What is the Iron Curtain?

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A political division that separated USSR satellite nations from Western Europe.

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How did the Soviet Union respond to rebellions in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland?

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Used tanks to maintain authority

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What caused the rise of conflict between Israel and Palestinian terrorist groups (Hamas, Hezbollah)?

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Disputes over the same territory led to radicalization

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Why did the US offer to finance the building of the Aswan Dam in Egypt in the Cold War?

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To keep Egypt from improving relations with the USSR and remain an ally

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What US policies/programs tried to stop the spread of communism? Options: Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Eisenhower Doctrine, Containment; New Deal, Fair Deal, Great Society; Monroe Doctrine, Manifest Destiny; Isolationism, Neutrality Acts

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Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Eisenhower Doctrine, Containment

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What caused revolutions in 1989 in eastern Europe?

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The collapse of the Soviet Union

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What strategies did Gandhi use to work toward Indian Independence?

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Boycotts, marches, hunger strikes; making India no longer profitable to the British