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28 Cards in this Set
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What term coined by Winston Churchill denoted the political, military, and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union across Europe following WWII?
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Iron Curtain
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The European Union was created in which year?
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1991
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Which of the following is NOT a permanent member of the influential Security Council of the United Nations?
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Italy
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In 1967, the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Economic Community, and the European Atomic Energy Community were merged to form which cooperative body in Europe?
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European Community (EC)
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The Hungarian Revolution in 1956 began as a
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student demonstration
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What American doctrine first announced in 1947 offered assistance to any country to combat communist influence or rule?
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Truman Doctrine
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What was the outcome of the Hungarian Revolution?
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the Soviet Union crushed the Revolution and installed a new government, solidifying their control over Central Europe
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What international organization did the allies create following WWII to take the place of the defunct League of Nations?
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United Nations
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Margaret Thatcher’s government in the 1980’s pursued which economic policy to try and reverse what she considered Britain precipitous decline?
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all the above
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The Warsaw Pact was a mutual defense treaty between
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Communist states in Eastern Europe
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The European Union introduced what new common currency?
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euro
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Mikhail Gorbachev’s program, glasnost, attempted to
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create a more “open” Soviet Union
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Which of the following were created in Europe as part of the European Union?
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All of the above
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Which soviet leader attempted a bold political and economic restructuring of the USSR through the program perestroika beginning in 1985?
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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The Truman Doctrine is often considered the start of
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Cold War
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The Big 3 powers (Britain, USA, and USSR) agreed at the Yalta Conference in February 1945 that to end the War Germany must
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Unconditionally surrender
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The Warsaw Pact was the Soviet Union’s answer to
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NATO and the integration of West Germany
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Poland began to away from communist norms in the 1980’s in large part due to the efforts of
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The Solidarity Movement
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The Potsdam Conference was a meeting between which “Big 3” powers in 1945?
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Russia, USA, Britain
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What was the main agreement of the Allies at the Tehran Conference in 1943?
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The Western Allies would open up a second front against the Nazis.
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Which of the following was the first female Prime Minister of Great Britain?
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Margaret Thatcher
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NATO was formed as part of an effort by Western Nations to
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contain the spread of the USSR
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How did the Americans, British and French respond to the Soviet blockade of Berlin?
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The Allies airlifted food and supplies into West Berlin for almost a year.
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The European Recovery Act, introduced in 1947, was popularly known as
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The Marshall Plan
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At the Potsdam Conference, the “Big 3” discussed
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How to punish Germany and rebuild Europe
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The European Community (EC) was dedicated to what goal?
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European integration
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The Solidarity Movement utilized ___________________ to spur change in Poland.
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Strikes
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NATO was initially formed in which year?
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1949
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