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What does USSR stand for?
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
100
what mark did the cold war leave?
-Art -Poetry -Movies
100
What Was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The Cuban Missile Crisis was an incident where Soviet missiles were placed in Cuba as a response for help. The event greatly increased tensions between the Soviets and the Americans. As a result, a hotline was established between the two nations to avoid any accidents.
100
When did the Cold War Start?
1945
100
What did World War ll Set?
the basic conditions of the Cold War
200
Why did the Cold War start?
tension between The United States and Soviet Union.
200
Fill in the blank ___________ and ____________ changed the face of politics in America.
-Red Scare -McCarthyism
200
United States gave $5.3 billion to Europe to help rebuild post-war; mainly raw materials, food and fuel; underlying purpose of preventing communism; Soviets attempt to imitate with their own Molotov Plan- failure
Marshall Plan
200
when was the National Defense Act signed?
September 2, 1958
200
Who was the president during the time?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
300
What did The United State refuse to share?
Nuclear secrets
300
What had small countries obtain after the war? and what did it do?
-nuclear weapons became more of a threat than the Soviet Union
300
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. With headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, the organization establishes a system of collective security whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.
300
when was Joseph Stalin Born?
December 17, 1879
300
What was the Cold War waged on?
political, economic and propaganda
400
What was Capitalism?
A system of economic production based on the private ownership of property and the contractual exchange for profit of goods, labor, and money.
400
What movement did the war create?
Civil Rights Movement
400
What is the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty?
Reacting to Soviet nuclear tests, this treaty was signed on August 5, 1963 and prohibited nuclear testing undersea, in air and in space. Only underground testing was permitted. It was signed by all major powers except France and China.Vietnam War: Nationalist forces attempting to unify the country under communist government, U.S trying to stop the expansion.
400
When did President Dwight Eisenhowers sign the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956?
June 29, 1956
400
What was decided during the Yalta Conference regarding Germany?
split into four zones
500
What did The USSR Fear?
An American Attack
500
What did the U.S fear would happen after the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Imminent Nuclear War.
500
the scandal that erupted during the Reagan administration when it was revealed that US government agents had secretly sold arms to Iran in order to raise money to fund anti- communist
Iran Contra Affair.
500
when did the Big Three meet during the Yalta Conference?
February 1945
500
How long did Joseph Stalin rule over The soviet union?
2 decades
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