26. The cold war, 1960s and 1970s Flashcards

1
Q

Name the Communist nation off the coast of Florida.

A

Cuba

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2
Q

Name the area of the world known for its oil reserves.

A

The Middle East

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3
Q

Name the organization created to keep peace in the world

A

United Nations

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4
Q

Name the imaginary barrier that prevented the free exchange of ideas and people between communist and free nations in Europe

A

The Iron Curtain

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5
Q

Name the operation in which the Allied nations flew supplies to Berlin for almost a year.

A

Berlin Airlift

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6
Q

Name the idea that communism must be kept within its existing boundaries and not allowed to spread.

A

The Policy of Containment

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7
Q

Countries in Eastern Europe that had communist governments and were partly controlled by the Soviet Union.

A

Satellites

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8
Q

Soviet built weapons whose discovery in Cuba caused a crisis in 1962.

A

Missles

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9
Q

Jewish nation created after World War II.

A

Isreal

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10
Q

Soviet Union’s answer to NATO.

A

The Warsaw Pac

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