Cold War

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What was the primary reason the USA and USSR invested heavily in the Space Race during the Cold War?

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To control space due to its perceived strategic importance

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What does NATO stand for?

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift in 1948?

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To supply food and supplies to West Berlin citizens

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What term did Winston Churchill use to describe the division between the Soviet-dominated East and the U.S.-dominated West during the Cold War?

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The Iron Curtain

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Which line of latitude separates North and South Korea?

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38th Parallel

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Under which president did the Interstate Highway System begin in 1956?

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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What significant event did the Fall of Saigon in 1975 signify in the context of the Vietnam War?

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The end of the Vietnam War with the victory of North Vietnam

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Who was Fidel Castro and what did he accomplish in 1959?

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A revolutionary leader who overthrew a dictator and established a communist state in Cuba

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What was the main objective of the Arms Race during the Cold War?

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To expand nuclear arsenals and military capabilities between the U.S. and Soviet Union

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What was the outcome for Gary Powers after his U-2 spyplane was shot down in 1960?

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He was sentenced to prison and forced labor by the Soviets