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What are demographics used to group people by?

• Age, education, gender, or other characteristics

• Political affiliations

• Income levels

• Geographic location

What was the Potsdam Conference?

• A meeting to establish the United Nations

• A conference where the Marshall Plan was developed

• A meeting between Truman, Churchill, and Stalin to divide Germany after WWII

• The trials of high-ranking Nazi officials

What was the main purpose of the United Nations when it was chartered in 1945?

• To provide economic aid to countries

• To resolve conflict between nations

• To establish a global currency

• To promote global trade

What were the Nuremberg Trials?

• A series of economic discussions post-WWII

• The division of Germany into four zones

• War crime trials of high-ranking Nazi officials

• The formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

What was the Cold War?

• A military conflict between NATO and the Warsaw Pact

• A global power struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union

• An economic competition between the United States and China

• A series of proxy wars in Latin America

What was the Truman Doctrine?

• A policy to provide economic aid to any country fighting against communism

• A plan to rebuild European economies after WWII

• A strategy to contain the spread of fascism

• An agreement to end the Korean War

What was the Marshall Plan?

• A strategy to prevent the spread of communism in Asia

• A program to provide military aid to the Middle East

• A U.S. program of giving aid to European countries to help them rebuild after WWII

• An economic policy to boost the U.S. economy during the Cold War

What was the main goal of the U.S. foreign policy of Containment during the Cold War?

• To prevent the expansion of Soviet communism

• To promote democracy in Eastern Europe

• To establish free trade agreements with Soviet allies

• To encourage the disarmament of nuclear weapons

What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

• An economic partnership between North American and European countries

• A cultural exchange program across the Atlantic

• A military alliance formed to help defend each other in case of attack

• A coalition for environmental protection in the North Atlantic

What did the GI Bill of Rights offer to veterans?

• A guaranteed job in the government

• Free healthcare for life

• Education benefits and loans for housing

• A pension plan for retired service members