Origins of the Cold War Flashcard

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Communism relies on what form of economic arrangement?

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collectivism

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What policy did Truman and Stalin argue over during the Potsdam Conference?

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Eastern European nations' right to self-government

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Why did the United States suffer far less than other countries in the post-World War II years?

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None of the fighting took place on American soil.

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What did Truman choose as his economic policy toward the Soviet Union?

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He loaned money but demanded repayment through purchasing American goods.

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Nations that influence or control less powerful states are known as

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superpowers.

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What was the main purpose of the American policy of containment?

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restricting the Soviet Union from expanding outside its borders

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Why was the Soviet Union opposed to America's UN atomic energy proposal?

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It permitted the United States to maintain a small stockpile of bombs.

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What action by the Soviet Union initiated the first major postwar crisis?

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refusing to give up control of Iran

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What did the Iron Curtain symbolize during the Cold War?

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the divide between communist and democratic states in Europe

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The dominating influence of one nation over another is called

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hegemony.