WWII & Cold War Flashcard

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How many US lives were lost in the Korean War?

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54,000

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Which election is associated with the post-Korean War period?

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1952

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Who were the two leaders involved in the race for the H-bomb?

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Truman and Stalin

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Who became the Soviet leader after Stalin's death in 1953?

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Nikita Khrushchev

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What was the global perception of the "Open-Skies" proposal?

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A step towards global peacekeeping

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What type of government agency is the CIA?

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A government agency that uses spies

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The Korean War began with the peninsula divided at which parallel?

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38th

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What did the (GI Bill) for soldiers?

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providing education and home loan

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The Neutrality Acts were enacted by Congress to

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prevent the United States from being drawn into another world war

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purpose of the lend-lease program enacted by the United States during World War II was to

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assist countries fighting the Axis Powers