US History B - Unit 1 Test Review

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The competition for world influence between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1990 is known as

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the Cold War

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What did they call the dividing line between communist backed countries in Europe and the democracy based countries in Europe?

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Iron Curtain

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At the Yalta Conference, much of the discussion was centered on what to do with this European country?

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Poland

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This was the name of an economic plan to rebuild the struggling economies of many European countries following World War II.

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Marshall Plan

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At the Yalta Conference it was agreed upon that the right of all countries to choose their own governments would be granted moving forward. Which country did not follow through on that commitment?

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The Soviet Union

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In 1949 many Western European nations formed an alliance with the United States in order to stand up to Soviet aggression. What was the name of that alliance?

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NATO

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Which of the following words best describes America's Cold War strategy? Isolationism, Containment, Imperialism, Pax Americana, Containmant

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Containment

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The Truman Doctrine was an effort to give economic aid to two European countries that were facing potential Communist takeovers shortly after the end of World War II. Which of the following is one of those two countries? Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania

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Greece

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The Truman Doctrine was an effort to give economic aid to two European countries that were facing potential Communist takeovers shortly after the end of World War II. Which of the following is one of those two countries? Estonia, Ukraine, Turkey, Czechoslovakia

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Turkey

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Which part of Korea was (and still is) Communist and was responsible for starting the Korean War in 1950?

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