Quarter 4 EoC Exam Review

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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg...

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were executed for passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union

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How did Truman help the people of West Berlin?

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By airlifting supplies, such as fuel and food, into the city

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Which foreign policy sought to prevent a nuclear exchange between the U.S. and USSR?

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Mutually Assured Destruction

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What major event was a blow to Truman's containment policy?

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China becoming Communist in 1949

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Which president created the Commission on Civil Rights and integrated the military in 1948?

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Harry Truman

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The US and the Soviet Union were stockpiling weapons in an effort to have more weapons than the other side. This was called...

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the arms race

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What happened to many eastern European countries after WWII?

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They became Soviet satellite states.

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The Eisenhower administration is responsible for the ___________, which is still important today.

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interstate highway system

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What happened at the Bay of Pigs?

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The US tried to overthrow the Cuban communist government

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Who was President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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JFK