Cold War (DA Review)

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What was the "iron curtain" that Churchill referred to in this quotation: "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent."?

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An invisible line that divided communist Europe from Western Europe.

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How did the division represented by the "Iron Curtain" affect Europe?

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Political and economic differences between nations on the two sides grew.

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What was one difference between Eastern and Western nations in Europe during the Cold War?

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Citizens of Western nations had more political freedom and economic opportunity than citizens in Eastern nations.

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Why was the conflict between the United States and Russia during the second half of the twentieth century referred to as the "Cold War"?

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While the nations were hostile to one another, they did not directly engage in warfare.

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Which of the following BEST completes the graphic? Arms race , Democracy , Isolationism, Containment

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Containment

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Which of the following BEST explains why the Berlin Airlift was necessary? because valuable natural resources throughout Berlin were being destroyed by its residents , because the residents of Berlin had to be evacuated from the city due to widespread violence , because Great Britain requested military assistance to help the nation defend its section of Berlin , because the Soviet Union limited movement throughout Berlin and cut off access to necessary supplies

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because the Soviet Union limited movement throughout Berlin and cut off access to necessary supplies

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What event is being described by the quote: “When the Soviet Union first blocked supplies from getting to us, I was afraid that we were going to starve to death. Hearing the planes from the west everyday made me feel so much better.”-Helda Schmidt, 11 year old German resident in 1948?

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Berlin Airlift

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Why did the United States fight in the Korean War?

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The United States wanted to prevent North Korea from taking over South Korea and spreading Communism.

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What factor contributed the MOST to the United States' failure to secure a victory in the Korean War? Options: The United Nations refused to support the war. Most South Koreans favored communism over capitalism. North Korea developed and used nuclear weapons in combat. Communist nations provided troops and weapons to North Korea.

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Communist nations provided troops and weapons to North Korea.

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What was the purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization when it was formed?

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to discourage the Soviet Union from taking aggressive actions