WHO
Western Europe was largely democratic and capitalist except for which two countries?
Spain and Portugal
How many original colonies were there?
13
What was a period of tense international relations between 1947 and 1991?
The Cold War
Which four countries occupied Germany after WW2?
USA, USSR, UK, France
What is the name of the first American colony? (The settlement, not the state)
Jamestown
Who was the leader of the soviet communist party for 30 years, starting in 1924?
Joseph Stalin
What were the official names of West and East Germany? If you need me to give you the abbreviations, I can, but you will only receive half of the points for the question.
Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and German Democratic Republic (GDR)
Germany is not the only country that was divided into 2 after WW2. What other country did the Allies split in 2 after the war?
Korea
The Council for Mutual Economic Independence (COMECON) was established to rebuild the economy of Eastern Europe; name 4 of the 6 founding countries that joined the council.
USSR, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Bulgaria, and Hungary
Who is Betsy Ross - what did she make/design?
Betsy Ross sewed the first American Flag
Who started an uprising in Cuba and displaced dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1958?
Fidel Castro
What was the Truman Doctrine?
A containment strategy by President Truman in his effort to stop or “contain” the spread of communism during the difficult financial crisis that followed WW2
Which 2 European countries accepted communism but rejected Soviet domination?
Yugoslavia and Albania
What treaty established a military alliance seeking to protect the Western world? (150 bonus points if you know the year it was signed)
NATO (The North Atlantic Treaty Organization) (1949)
From which country did the USA purchase Alaska?
Russia -- Even in 1867, the US was worried about Russian influence
Who first used the term “Iron Curtain” to describe Europe’s political divide and the increasing influence of the USSR?
Winston Churchill
What was the Marshal Plan? And which country did it not help?
The US government gave nearly 13 billion dollars in aid to help rebuild and reestablish the Western European economy. This aid excluded Spain.
Which country established close ties with the USSR, prompting US intervention and almost causing a nuclear attack?
Cuba
Which treaty established a military alliance supposedly to protect the countries in the Soviet Bloc? (150 bonus points if you can guess the year it was established)
The Warsaw Pact (1955)
WHO are the only 2 non-presidents founding fathers that appear on US currency? 250 pts per person
Alexander Hamilton ($10) and Benjamin Franklin ($100)