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19 Cards in this Set
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U.S. fears about the spread of communism were increased when ______ became a Communist nation in 1949.
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China
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When the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik 1 satellite in 1957, many Americans feared that.....
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the Soviet Union was ahead of the U.S. in the production of missiles.
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The "Bay of Pigs" refers to.....
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a U.S. attempt to overthrow the Cuban government.
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The Truman Doctrine stated that the U.S. would provide _______ to nations threatened by Communist expansion.
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Money
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Which nation joined the NATO alliance several years after it was founded?
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Turkey
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The Warsaw Pact sought to....
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create military alliance between the Soviet Union and various Eastern European nations.
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The Berlin Wall was built in order to.....
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prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany.
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which Communist nation remained independent of Soviet control?
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Yugoslavia
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Which U.S. president signed into law the Civil Rights Act?
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Lyndon Johnson
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Is West Berlin entirely surrounded by East German territory?
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Yes
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A plane airlifting supplies from Hamburg to Berlin during the blockade would fly in what direction?
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Southeast
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The Truman Doctrine was a response to conflict in what country?
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Greece
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The hotline between the White House and the Kremlin was established in response to what event?
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the Cuban Missile Crisis
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President Truman issued the Truman Doctrine because he feared the possibility of Soviet expansion into the ________.
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Eastern Mediterranean
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In 1955, Eastern European countries joined in a military alliance called the _________.
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Warsaw Pact
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President _______ reached an agreement with North Vietnam that allowed the United States to withdraw its troops.
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Nixon
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_____________ refers to the process of eliminating the more ruthless policies of Stalin.
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De-stalinization
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After the death of Stalin, ___________ became the chief Soviet policymaker.
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Nikta Khrushchev
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________ was the leader of the Communist state in Yugoslavia until his death in 1990.
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TIto
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