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True or False: Shots were fired during the Cold War
False
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What US senator spread the scare of communism in the US?
Joseph McCarthy
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Who was the Korean War between?
North and South Korea
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After the war, which side of Berlin was controlled by the Soviet Union? What type of government were they?
East; communist
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What term means making charges against a person without any real evidence?
McCarthyism
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What is "Capitalism"?
A free market where business owners control the economy
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Who was Nikita Khrushchev?
Soviet Union leader after Joseph Stalin
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Who was the Vietnam War between?
The North and South Vietnamese 
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What was the 38th parallel?
A line which divided North and South Korea
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What was the Arms Race?
A contest between the US and USSR to build weapons in case of a war breaking out.
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What is "Communism"?

A type of government where the government controls the businesses and laws

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Who was the British Prime Minister during the Cold War?
Winston Churchill
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Who won the Korean War?
No one; stalemate
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Who controlled the territory north of the 38th parallel? 
The Soviet Union
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What was the purpose of the Iron Curtain?
To divide; stop the spread of communism
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What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
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Who was the US President during a majority of the Cold War?
Truman
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Who was the Cold War between?
The United States and the Soviet Union
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What does reunification mean?
To reunite
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What is the thought that if one country fell to communism, that many others would soon fall?
The Domino Theory
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What was the Berlin Airlift?
When the US airplanes delivered supplies to West Berlin 
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Who created the term "Iron Curtain"?
Winston Churchill
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What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The US discovered that the Soviet Union was building missiles in Cuba so President Kennedy blocked any Soviet ships from getting to Cuba
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How long did the Cold War last?
Roughly 50 years
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How many days did the Berlin Airlift last?
321
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