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A military and defense alliance formed by 12 countries in Western Europe and North America. And the first peace time alliance in US History and the most important for the past 60 years.

• NATO

• WARSAW

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

U.S. Policy to prevent the spread of communism

• Containment

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• NATO

What did the Soviets first Launch into Space in 1957?

• A rocket
• A U.F.O.
• They flew an Airplane
• Sputnik I

What prompted the US to increase its efforts in the fields of science, math, and space in 1957?

• Open Skies Policy

• U-2 Spy Plane Incident

• Launching of Sputnik

• Hungarian Revolt

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

• Spain and Portugal
• England and France
• Germany and Italy
• United States and Soviet Union

The physical barrier separating Communist East Berlin and Democratic West Berlin--

• Berlin Bloackade
• Berlin Base
• Berlin Wall
• Berlin Barrier

A competition between the Soviet Union and The United States to send people to space was called the __________________.

• Arms Race
• Space Race
• Snail Race
• Atomic Race

Who was Mao Zedong?

• He was the communist leader in china

• He was A scientist

• He was A leader in Iraq

• He was A dictator in china

What was an immediate result of Mao's "Great Leap

Forward" (1958)?

• increased famine in China

• the relocation of Bosnian refugees

• the breakup of the Soviet Union

• independence of Kenya from Great Britain

What is the name of the army of young students that Mao used to enforce policies in the 1960's?

• The Red Guard

• The Kuomintang

• The great Collective

• The Alliance for Progress