The Cold War Flashcard

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What was the Cold War primarily about?

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Different ideas about how the world should work

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Which system did the United States believe in during the Cold War? Options: Communism, Feudalism, Capitalism, Socialism

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Capitalism

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What was the Iron Curtain?

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An imaginary line dividing Eastern and Western Europe

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What was the main reason for the Berlin Wall's construction?

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To stop people from leaving East Berlin for West Berlin

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Which policy aimed to stop the spread of communism?

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Containment

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What was the outcome of the Korean War?

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Korea remained divided into North and South.

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Which country became communist in 1949, causing concern for the United States?

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China

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What was the significance of the Berlin Wall being torn down?

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It symbolized the end of the Cold War.

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What was the Soviet Union's response to the US dropping atomic bombs on Japan?

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They built their own nuclear weapons

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What was the Eastern Bloc?

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Countries in Central and Eastern Europe controlled by the Soviet Union