Superpowers Face Off in the Cold War

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What were the two superpowers that led the alliances during the Cold War?

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The Capitalistic United States and the Communist Soviet Union.

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Which countries were included in the U.S. led alliances during the Cold War?

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NATO in Europe and North America, CENTO in Asia.

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What was the most serious moment of the Cold War that brought the two superpowers to the brink of nuclear war?

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The Cuban Missile Crisis.

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What policy was known as MAD during the Cold War?

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Mutual Assured Destruction.

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What did the 'Iron Curtain' symbolize during the Cold War?

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The division between the NATO democracies of the West and the Warsaw Pact communist countries of Eastern Europe.

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What is the only European country to remain neutral west of the Iron Curtain?

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Switzerland

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Using the scale on the key found on the map, how many miles is the nearest missile to Miami, Florida?

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Approximately 200 miles.

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In what year did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur?

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1962

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Based on the picture, school children are practicing what?

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Missile Bomb alert

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All of the following Asiatic Countries were U.S. Allies in 1970 except? Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan

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Iraq