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A willingness to take a confrontation to the edge of war

through the use of nuclear weapons.

Bonus: Give one example of this in Cold War history

(brinkmanship)

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(Satellite nations/states)

Nations that were occupied by the Soviet Union at the end of WWII became known as these

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A war between communist nations and democratic nations

where no direct military confrontations take place is

known as…

(The Cold War)

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The US support for countries that rejected communism was

called

(Truman Doctrine)

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What is containment?

(the US policy during the Cold War that focused on stopping Soviet

influence and the spread of communism)

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The Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam and Korean Wars

were all a result of…

(The Cold War tensions between the US and Soviets)

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What caused the fall of the Berlin Wall and the

reunification of Germany?

(The collapse of Communism in Eastern Germany)

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Explain Domino Theory

(The held by the US that if one nation during the Cold War fell to communism other surrounding nations would

soon fall to communism)

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What was behind the “iron curtain”?

(Soviet occupied territories/satellite nations and the Soviet Union)

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The space race began with the Soviet launching of this

satellite.

(Sputnik)

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This man led the Communists during the Chinese Civil War

against the Kuomintang

(Mao Tse Tung)

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What is the significance of the 38th parallel and where was it

located?

(The 38th parallel divided communist N. Korea and democratic S. Korea and was a spot of contention during

the Korean War)

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Indian leader known for using protest methods of civil

disobedience to gain independence from Britain.

Ghandi

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The Iran-Iraq war is sometimes known by this name

(The Persian Gulf War)

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What was the result of China’s cultural revolution?

(Created mass chaos within China)

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The movement behind the support of the creation of a new

Jewish state is known as

(Zionism)

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Ever since this country was created in the middle east there

have been countless disputes over land with other

neighboring countries.

Israel

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Give at least two examples of military alliances made during

the Cold War.

NATO, Warsaw Pact, or SEATO

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This domestic problem taking place in the US, France and

Britain before WWII made it difficult for these countries to

be concerned with German aggression.

(The Great Depression)

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Define apartheid and in what country did this take place?

(A policy to separate races in South Africa)

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This economic policy moved the Soviet Union away from

Communism by allowing more private ownership of business

Perestroika

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Define ‘developed nations’ and give an example of a developed

nation.

(A nation that is completely industrialized, USA)

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Define emerging nations

(Emerging nations are in the process of industrializing, but are not yet developed)

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What reason could explain the fact that Western Languages

(English, Spanish, French, etc) are spoken all over the world?

(European colonization)

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Who is Mrs. Ferullo’s celebrity crush?

(Johnny Depp)