US History-Cold War

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Who was the leader of Russia when the phrase "Iron Curtain" was phrased?

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Joseph Stalin

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What is the purpose of N.A.T.O?

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Countries joining together to fend off attacks by other communist countries

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Why did Joseph Stalin block the city of Berlin from getting supplies after WWII?

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He wanted to make the people dependent on communist Germany for their needs.

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Which country was the aggressor that started the Korean War?

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North Korea

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Which country did the U.S. send military aid to during the Korean War?

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South Korea

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Who was the Senator who started rumors of the Red Scare?

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Joseph McCarthy

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Which country was Nikita Khrushchev the leader of in the 1950's?

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Soviet Union

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What type of race was the U.S. involved in with Russia in the 1950's? Options: Naval, Arms, Foreign Aid, Land expansion

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Arms

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Why did the U.S. enter the Korean War?

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It did not want another country to fall to communists.

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Why did the U.S. want the Soviet Union to remove its nuclear weapons from Cuba?

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Cuba is close to the U.S. border