Cold War

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What event ushered in the nuclear arms race?

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Soviet Union successfully tests an atomic weapon 

Front

The Eastern bloc of Europe is allied as the

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Warsaw Pact

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This is a major difference between N.A.T.O and the Warsaw Pact

Options: N.A.T.O. members were forced to join, Warsaw Pact members were allowed to join independently, N.A.T.O. is weak and ineffective, Warsaw Pact members were told they would be part of the Pact

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Warsaw Pact members were told they would be part of the Pact

Front

This event occurring in 1948 was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. Options:

The Monroe Doctrine

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The Berlin Blockade

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The Hungarian Revolution

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The Soviet Afghan War

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The Berlin Blockade

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A competition for supremacy in weapons and technology

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Arms Race

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This is the first proxy war of the Cold War

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Korean War

Front

The U.S. pledge to support anti-communist was known as

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Truman Doctrine

Front

The failure of this invasion led Cuba to seek help from the Soviet Union.

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Bay of Pigs

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The rebels who fought against the Soviet Union during the Soviet Afghan War

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Mujahideen

Front

Which country covertly supported the Afghan people by providing weapons, military training, and funding? Options: Turkey, United States, Pakistan, England.

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United States