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22 Cards in this Set
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What helped lead to the rise of dictatorships and the outbreak of global war?
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Policies of isolationism and appeasement led to the rise of dictatorships and global war.
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The United States has what type of Government? What do our citizens believe?
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The US has a capitalist democracy. Citizens believe in free elections, economic and religious freedom, private property and respect for individual differences.
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What type of government does the Soviet Union have? What does it hold?
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They have a dictatorship. Stalin is the leader of communist party.He made all key economic, political, and military decisions.
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How did Stalin want to keep Germany after WWII?
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He wanted to keep Germany weak and divided.
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How does the way the US and Great Britain see Germany (after WWII) differ from the way the Sovient Union sees Germany?
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A stronger united Germany and independent nations in Eastern Europe.
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The result of the Yalta Conference was __________.
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Stalin promises to establish free elections, divide Germany into temporary zones of occupation.
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A satellite state is _________.
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]A weaker nation controlled by a more powerful nation. An example of this is the Soviet Union over Poland.
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Define the Cold War:
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The 46 year struggle, world wide rivalry between the United State and Soviet Union.
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What was the Iron Curtain?
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Winston Churchill first mentioned this term. The Iron Curtain is the term used to describe the boundary between the Soviet satellite state and Western Europe.
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The Truman Doctrine said _______________.
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The Truman Doctrine promised to aid nations struggling against communist movement.
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The two countries that first benefitted from the Truman Doctrine were ________ and __________.
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Greece and Turkey
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When was the Truman Doctrine issued?
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March 12, 1947
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Containment is ______________.
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According to Kennan, the Soviet Union would only expand if _____________.
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What was the Marshall Plan?
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How did the Marshall Plan help show that it could help serve both the economic and foreign policy of the US?
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With Germany divided, the areas controlled by France, Britain, and the US made up ____________.
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With Germany divided, the area to the east controlled by the Soviet Union made up ______ _______.
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What was the Berlin Airlift?
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What did the Berlin Airlift demonstrate to the Soviet Union and the rest of the world?
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What is NATO?
When was it formed? |
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What was the Warsaw Pact?
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