Unit 8 Summative Flashcard

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What accurately describes Soviet plans for post-WWII Eastern Europe?

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Wanted a buffer zone from any future German attack

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The goal of the Marshall Plan was to

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Provide financial aid to European countries after the war

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Which country is inaccurately connected to its economic system? Options: US - Mostly privately owned companies, Soviet Union - Economic assets owned by government, US - People freely determined their own economic interests, Soviet Union - Economic system emphasized individual opportunities

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Soviet Union - Economic system emphasized individual opportunities

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Which country is inaccurately connected to its political system? Options: US - People choose their leaders, Soviet Union - 2 parties dominate politics, US - Independent press to provide information, Soviet Union - Press operated by government.

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Soviet Union - 2 parties dominate politics

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Which of the following accurately describes the Berlin Wall?

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Built by the Soviets to keep people in East Germany

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The desire to coordinate defenses in case of a conflict with the Soviets led to the organization of

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NATO

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Which of the following countries was NOT divided in the years after WWII? Options: Germany, Korea, Vietnam, Cuba

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Cuba

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The Korean War ended in a

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Stalemate

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Actions taken by Mao Zedong during the Chinese Civil War to gain peasant support EXCEPT:

• Redistributed land to the peasants
• Opened schools and hospitals
• Opened up private businesses
• Punished soldiers that mistreated civilians

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Opened up private businesses

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Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the Great Leap Forward in China?

• Peasant lands were organized into communes
• Mao openly admitted to the policy's failure
• Protestors were sent to "reeducation camps"
• Some 20 million Chinese died from starvation

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Mao openly admitted to the policy's failure