US History EOC Review

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The policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism and initially helped Greece and Turkey.

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Truman Doctrine

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The policy of containment meant that--

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The U.S. would not let Communism spread.

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The Marshall Plan was developed to help rebuild ______________ after World War 2.

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Western European countries

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Joint effort by the US and Britain to fly food and supplies into West Berlin after the Soviets cut off ties between East and West Berlin--

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Berlin Airlift

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How did the growing use of the automobile in the 1920s and the Interstate Highway Act of 1956 affect the United States?

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Suburbs were growing

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What event is most closely associated with the end of the Cold War? Options: President Nixon's visit to China, Withdrawal of United States troops from Vietnam, Tearing down of the Berlin Wall, Sending US troops to Afghanistan

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Tearing down of the Berlin Wall

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Cars lining up for miles at gas stations in the 1970s is an effect of what?

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Oil embargo imposed by nations in the Middle East

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Which of the following foreign policy guidelines did the United States follow during the Cold War period? Great Society, Detente, Containment, McCarthyism

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Containment

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The division between Eastern Europe and Western Europe was called the ____________ by Winston Churchill.

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Iron Curtain

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Which event marked the beginning of the space race with the Soviet Union? Options: Creation of the space shuttle program, Launch of Sputnik, U-2 spy plan incident, Berlin Airlift

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Launch of Sputnik