Was the war called between NATO and the Eastern bloc of communist nations?
What is The Cold War?
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Was the alliance of the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc of communist nations called?
What is The Warsaw Pact
100
Was the alliance of western countries against communism called
What is NATO?
100
The following was a cause of the cold War
Rivalries between the U.S and Soviet Union.
Tension between democratic and Communist governments.
Disagreements between the superpowers over the division of Germany after WWII
100
During WWII, what were Germany, Italy and Japan known as?
What is The Axis Powers?
200
During WWII, which countries made up the Allied Powers?
What is France, Great Britain, and USA?
200
How did U.S. involvement in World War II change its role in world affairs?
The United States became more involved
200
After WWII ended, why did the Allied powers divide Germany?
To prevent Germany from threatening European peace and security again.
200
A generally a characteristic of a communist economy?
Government agencies are involved in production planning
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List the reasons for the Cold War.
Long-established American suspicion of communism.
The Soviets' fear of Germany and distrust of the United States.
The Soviet Union's intent to create buffer states in Eastern Europe
300
Which of the following were considered Superpowers after WWII?
What is Soviet Union and United States?
300
A major issue of contention between the Western Allies-Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union-before 1944 was
What is the fate of democracy in Eastern Europe after the war?
300
During the Cold War Era, many third world countries followed a policy of nonalignment because they
Wished to receive aid from the Soviet Union and the United States
300
The expansion of communism into Eastern Europe was a direct result of
World War II
300
When did the United States break out of its policy of isolationism and become a superpower?
After World War II
400
Shortly after World War II, the cold war developed mainly as a result of the
Soviet domination of Eastern Europe
400
To help pay for World War II, the United States government relied heavily on the
sale of war bonds
400
What was one result of World War II?
Two superpowers emerged
400
The war crimes trials of German and Japanese military officials following World War II established that
individuals can be held responsible for wartime killings against civilians
400
In the period following World War II, the United States established a long-term military presence in West Germany in an effort to
stop communist expansion in Europe
500
President Harry Truman supported a containment policy after World War II in an attempt to
reduce the influence of the Soviet Union in European countries
500
After World War II, the United States was better able than its allies to adjust its economy from wartime to peacetime because the United States
had suffered no widespread wartime destruction
500
As World War II was ending, the United States decided to join the United Nations mainly because the United States
recognized that efforts to achieve world peace required United States involvement
500
Which was a major reason for the success of Soviet domination in Eastern Europe after World War II?
the Soviet Union had military forces in Eastern Europe as a result of WWII
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America viewed third world countries as a great market for what?
American manufactured goods and technology. In addition to giving third world counties loan and economic grants. Knowing they would not being able to pay them back. This allowed America and European countries the opportunity to take their natural resources.