Exit Ticket: Chapter 22, Section 1

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What did many Americans believe would occur to the economy after World War II ended?

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They feared the Great Depression would return

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If Country A is experiencing a "trade deficit" with Country B, it means...

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Country A is importing more from Country B than its exporting to it

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Roosevelt believed that the best way to promote economic growth and prosperity was to…
Options:
decrease taxes and shrink the size of the US government
have the US return to “isolationism” and increase tariffs of foreign imports
return the government to a “laissez-faire” approach when dealing with the economy
increase trade between countries and create new systems that would stabilize international trade
have the US become completely self-sufficient and thus not have to rely on trade with foreign countries

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increase trade between countries and create new systems that would stabilize international trade

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Pres. Roosevelt believed that the US’ decision to stay out of the League of Nations after World War I led to...

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World War II

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Which of the following countries is NOT a permanent member of the UN's "Security Council"? Options: China, the Soviet Union, Canada, France, Great Britain

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Canada

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The "Iron Curtain" was a series of fences and watchtowers separating...

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democratic W. Europe from communist E. Europe

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_____ was an era of tense confrontation and competition between the US and the Soviet Union that lasted from 1945 to 1991.

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The Cold War

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Soviet leader Joseph Stalin violated his promise to hold free and fair elections in E. Europe after the war for all the following reasons EXCEPT: The Soviets had 11 million troops in E. Europe after the war, essentially controlling the region; Stalin wanted to expand communism outside the borders of the Soviet Union; Stalin wanted to create a defensive buffer zone to protect them from a future attack by Germany, the US, or Great Britain; All of the above are TRUE statements.

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Stalin wanted to create a defensive buffer zone to protect them from a future attack by Germany, the US, or Great Britain.

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What eventually occurred to the countries in Soviet-occupied E. Europe after World War II?

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They became communist satellites under the control of the Soviet Union against the people’s will.