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The Soviet leader who challenged the old guard of the Communist Party and ushered in the policies of perestroika and glasnost was ______________________ (last name only).
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Gorbachev
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TRUE OR FALSE? At the end of World War II, the Soviet Union wanted to regain the territories that it lost to Germany when it pulled out of World War I in 1918 by the Treat of Brest-Litovsk. |
This is true. Remember that the separate peace that Russia made with Germany in 1918 was very costly to Russia. The Russians just wanted peace at any cost at that time. After World War II, the USSR wanted these areas back.
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TRUE OR FALSE? Soviet troops liberated large parts of Eastern Europe at the end of World War II, but the Soviets did not interfere with the governmental choices of these nations. |
FALSE
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The policy of the US to support free peoples against direct and indirect communist aggression is called the ___ _____________Doctrine. A civil war in this European country ___ __________ prompted its declaration.Please, be sure to use both blanks!
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TRUMAN, GREECE
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The _______________ Plan was designed to rebuild war torn Europe and to lessen the influence of communism in large parts of Europe. It was offered to all of Europe, including the USSR, but the government of the USSR prevented its satellite states from accepting the assistance because of the ideological messages that could challenge communism.
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MARSHALL
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In an effort to prevent western influence in the capital city of Germany, the USSR blockaded ground access to the city of __________________. The US flew supplies into the city for a year. Eventually the city would stay divided until 1989
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BERLIN
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A military collective security pact directed against the USSR and known by its initials is called __________________. The USSR responded with COMECON and Warsaw Pact.
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NATO
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The victors of the civil war in China in 1949 were the ______________ (use the initials). It established China as a communist nation.
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CCP
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One of the first conflicts of Cold War occurred in ________________. Both sides rushed in and this nation remains divided along the 38th parallel. It indicated a more aggressive approach on the part of the US in the Cold War based on the Domino Theory. Communist Chinese troops joined the struggle.
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KOREA
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Facing pressure from both sides in the Cold War, these leaders of newly independent nations rejected the bipolar world option and formed a movement to help each other transition to independence. It is called the _____________________ Movement.
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Non-alligned
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