27.1 Flashcards

(40 cards)

1
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How long was the Cold War?

A

50 years

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2
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What is an iron curtain?

A

A figure of speech, it divides free and not free

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3
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Who is free and who isn’t?

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In the West you are free and in the East you aren’t. West is best and east is a beast.

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4
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Who created the iron curtain?

A

Winston Churchill

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5
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What does Churchill warn people right after WW2?

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Churchill warns everyone that Stalin would kill people to force communism

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6
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Who was the first president of the USSR?

A

Vladmir Lenin

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7
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Who was the second president of the USSR?

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Joseph Stalin

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8
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What happens right after WW2?

A

Germany divides into four pieces

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9
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Who gets each piece of Germany?

A

The winning Allies

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10
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Why were Greece and Turkey were susceptible to communism?

A

They were struggling after the war

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11
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What is the Truman Doctrine?

A

Financial aid to prevent people from becoming communist

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12
Q

Congress controls the____

A

purse

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13
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Where was the United Nations discussed?

A

The Yalta Conference

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14
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What date was the UN created, and where?

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June 26, 1945 in San Francisco, California

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What was the charter? How many people signed it?

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It was a binding plan founded with rights and privileges, 50 countries signed it to create the UN

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16
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What was the purpose of creating the United Nations

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To settle international disputes and prevent future war

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17
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When did WW1 end?

A

1918 with the Treaty of Versailles

18
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What was created after WW1?

A

The League of Nations

19
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What is the League of Nations?

A

The first attempt at keeping world peace

20
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Who came up with the idea for the League of Nations?

A

Woodrow Wilson (democrat) with his 14 points

21
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How many members of the United Nations today?

22
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Who was in control of Congress and what did they do to the League of Nations?

A

Republicans and they vetoed it

23
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Who are the 5 permanent members of the UN?

A

US, Russia, China, UK, France, they must agree on each vote.

24
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How many members of NATO?

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Who are the two most recent members of NATO?
Finland and Sweden
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When was NATO formed?
1949
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When was the Korean War
1950-1953
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What are NATO's two official languages?
English and French
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What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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What does GDP stand for?
Gross Domestic Product
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How much are GDP NATO members supposed to spend on defense?
2%
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What is the rule of countries that join NATO?
Members must be a democracy, military forces under firm civilian control.
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How many nations did NATO start with?
12
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What did the USSR create in response to NATO?
The Warsaw Pact
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What is the purpose of a buffer?
To see other countries get attacked first so you are prepared
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Why does Russia feel threatened and angry?
Some of the previous USSR Warsaw pact joined NATO
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An attack on one is an___
attack on all
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What questions do all economic systems answer?
What will we produce? How will we produce it? Who will consume it?
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Is communism a free market?
No
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Is capitalism a free market?
Yes