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Why was the Cold War “Cold”?

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There was no actual fighting, there was threatening military maneuvers, propaganda, economics, political alliances

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What 2 countries competed during the Cold war?

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US vs USSR

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When did the Cold war begin?

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1945

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What is the term coiled by Churchill to describe the division between Eastern and Western Europe by the Soviet takeover of Eastern Europe?

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Iron Curtain

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What city was literally divided by the cold war?

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Berlin, Germany

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What was the US Policy in response to the Soviet Expansion?

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containment

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What did the Truman Doctrine do to stop the spread of Communism?

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Give money to help the countries fight communism

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What is the alliance between the US, Canada,Iceland, and Western Europe called?

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NATO-North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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What was the Soviet counterpart to NATO?

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Warsaw Pact

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In 1947, what did the US/Britain do to save West Berlin from becoming part of East Germany?

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Berlin Airlift

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Who led the people’s Republic of China from 1949-1976?

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Mao Zedong

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Who led the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 1949 until his death?

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Chiang Kai-Shek

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What are the years of the Korean Conflict?

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1950-1953

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Who won the Korean Conflict?

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It was a stalemate; no winner

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Why were these “wars” not officially wars between the US and USSR?

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Because they didn’t actually declare war on the other

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What are the years of the Vietnam Conflict/War?

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1954-1973

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Who won the Vietnam Conflict?

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Communists, North Vietnam

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Why did the US get involved in the Vietnam Conflict?

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They had the fear of the Domino Theory

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What was the 1st Sub-Saharan African country, after WWll, to gain its independence?

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Ghana

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Who was the 1st Communist Dictator of Cuba?

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Fidel Castro

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How did the US fight against communism in central America?

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By sending money, weapons, and troops

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Who lost the battle of Afghanistan in the 1980’s?

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USSR

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Which nation made it to space first?

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USSR

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Which nation made it to the moon first?

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US

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Who ruled the USSR after Stalin, in the 1950's and 1960's?
Khrushchev
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What was the french term meaning "Thawing of tensions" during the Cold War?
detente
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Who led the US during the 1980's and is given credit with bankrupting the USSR?
Ronald Reagan
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Who led Poland's fight for independence from Soviet control?
Lech Walesa
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When did the Berlin wall come down and Germany reunite?
1989
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Who was the last Communist Dictator of the USSR?
Gorbachev
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When did the USSR officially dissolve?
Dec 25, 1991
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What country faced a 10+ year civil war and is now divided into 5(+) separate countries?
Yugoslavia
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Where are there peacekeeping forces today to prevent more fighting as they seek to be recognized as a sovereign nation, separate from Serbia?
Kosovo
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Where did pro-democracy demonstrators get crushed by the Chinese government in 1989?
Tienanmen Square
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Who led China in the 1980's?
Deng Xiaoping
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Are there more men or women in China today?
More men
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What country does China threaten today?
Taiwan
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What people group are being sent to detention camps in Western China today?
Uighers
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Who leads North Korea today?
Kim Jon-un
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What country in Latin America faces hyper-inflation and other economic problems since embracing Communism in recent years?
Venezuela
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What power do each of the members of the Security Council in the UN hold?
Executive power, with VETO power
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Who are the permanent members of the Security Council?
US, Britain, China, Russia, France
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What agreement has united 27 European nations economically?
European Union
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Who led Germany from 2005-2021?
Angela Merkal
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Who led Britain in the 1980's and helped revitalize the economy?
Margaret Thatcher
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Who led Britain in the 200's and supported the US in the War on Terror?
Tony Blair
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Who led Britain through Brexit, but lost power partly due to actions deemed hypocritical during Covid?
Boris Johnson
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Who is the current dictator of Russia?
Vladimir Putin
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What piece of land did Russia steal from the Ukraine in 2014?
Crimea
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Who has the 3rd largest GDP in the world today?
Germany
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What is the term meaning using political office for personal wealth?
Kicptocracy
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What term means the legal segregation of races?
Apartheid
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Who was the first black president of South Africa?
Nelson Mandela
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How has China's influence grown in Latin America?
large foreign debts
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What group controlled Afghanistan in the 1990's and threats to take power if the US forces were removed?
Taliban
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What was the Twin Towers attack?
September 11, 2001
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Who led the Indian campaign for Independece?
Mohandas Gandhi
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What new countries were created when India got its independence?
Pakistan and Bangladesh
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Who was the first prime minister of India?
Jawaharia Neru
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Who did the US give independence to in 1946?
Philippines
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What country's repressive regime in SE Asia persecutes both Muslims and Christians?
Israel
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What countries signed the Camp Davids Accord Agreement?
Egypt and Israel
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Who leads Iran today?
Ayatollah Supreme leader Alikhamenei
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What country attacked Kuwait in 1990?
Iraq
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Who forced the country out of Kuwait?
UN
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Who did the US remove from power in Iraq in 2003?
Saddam Hussein
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What 3 characteristics of God did we emphasize in class?
Sovereign, just, and merciful God
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Define and Describe the Cold War both in general and in the US History
A conflict between 2 nations carried on by means short of war (using threatening military maneuvers, propaganda, economics, political alliances The US used containment and helped other countries and built up military.
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How did the US "fight" Communism during the Cold War. Be specific and make sure to mention the variety of ways the US "fought" around the wars.
The US "fought" Russia by in Korea fighting with the UN to stop the invasion of South Korea, the also sent money, and military advisers to Vietnam in fear of the Domino theory, the US sent troops to Central America to help them not have communism
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What was Communist rule of China like under Mao? What has it been like in recent years?
Under Mao there was a great famine because of the Great Leap Forward-20-30 million dead from famine when farms took place and the steel industry was wrecked, the Cultural Revolution is when kids were forced to turn in parents. After mao's death some freedom occured by now there is a Totalitarian government, there is a unbalanced population with more males then females, there is continued persecution of all religions
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What was the Domino Theory that motivated US involvement in Vietnam's civil war? Was it an accurate theory?
The Domino theory was the theory if one country fell to communism the rest would. The US feared if one country fell the rest would. The theory was accurate because it happened
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Why did the USSR collapse?
There was unrest within the empire, weakness of leaderships, failure of communism, economically bankruptcy
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Evaluate the UN. What is its purpose? How does it seem to accomplish its goals? How successful is it?
The purpose of the UN is to maintain international peace and security, to foster cooperation in solving economic, social,and humanitarian problems, promote better standard of living and human rights. It accomplishes goals by debating, the power is very limited it is mainly for competing sides to meet.
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What does the term "third world" mean? What do we usually think of?
Third world means not industrialized or Soviet/US, it is developing economies we usually think of poor countries
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What was Apartheid?What country was it in?When did it end?
Apartheid is a legal segregation of races. It occurred in south africa, it ended in 1994
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What was unique about how Gandhi led his protest movement?
Gandhi did nonviolent/passive resistant hunger strikes, marches, boycotts He did a salt march which boycotted UK goods and refused to pay taxes
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What causes conflict in the Middle East today?
Religions
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What happened in 2020 around the world? What long lasting changes do you think this will make on the world?
Covid-19 it changed how people viewed sickness and how the world can suddenly stop and change everything
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What country did Russia invade in February 2022? What is currently happening in that situation?
Russia invaded Ukraine and the fighting still occurs today

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