The Cold War

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The imaginary line that separated free Western Europe from Communist Eastern Europe was known as...

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iron curtain

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Who were the main two world superpowers following World War II?

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United States and Soviet Union

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The purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was to...

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come to the aid of other nations if they were attacked

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Why did U.S. leaders become involved in the conflict in Korea?

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containing the spread of communism

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What was the result of the Korean War?

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Korea was divided in two. Communist North Korea and democratic South Korea.

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How did the Korean War begin?

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Communist North Korea crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea to spread communism.

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When Nikita Khrushchev was leader of the Soviet Union, the Soviets and the United States engaged in an arms race. What did this involve?

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building powerful weapons in case of a war

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What is an arms race?

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building and stockpiling weapons in case of war

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What was Joseph McCarthy's claim in the early 1950s?

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That some famous actors and politicians were secretly communist spies. Put fear that communist would spread.

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The Vietnam War was mainly a proxy (mini-conflict) for what bigger conflict between...

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United States and The Soviet Union