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100

______ was the President who made the final decision to drop the A-bomb

Truman 

100

This Potsdam Conference took place in this country and year (must get both to get points)

Germany, '45 

100

The Soviet Premier in 1950

Joseph Stalin 


100

The ultimate goal of communism is to create ________ socieities

Classless 

100

What year did the Russian Civil War end?

1922 

200

FDR's VP 

Truman 

200

The Big 3 at Yalta

FDR, Churchill, Stalin 


200

Name a USSR aligned country during the Cold War

Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Hungary, East Germany  

200

In a _______ system, people are expected to pay higher taxes with the expectation that there are more formidable government systems to provide for them.

Socialist 

200

Where was Tzar Nicholas II exiled before his death?

Siberia 

300

______ wrote the Long Telegram

Keenan 


300

What did the allies ask of Japan at the Potsdam Conference (hint: they had a degree of certainty that Japan would NOT oblige)

agree to terms of unconditional surrender 

300

Name a Western Backed country during the Cold War

U.S.

U.K.

France

West Germany

Italy

Turkey

Netherlands

Belgium

Luxembourg 

Iceland 

Greece 

Norway 

300

Capitalism is marked by the highest amount of _______ between the rich and poor

Inequality 

300

How many Market Baskets are there within 5 miles? (Margin of Error: 1) 

3

400

Gave the Iron Curtain Speech

Winston Churchill 

400

The Big 3 at Tehran

FDR, Stalin, Truman 

400

Name a non-aligned (3rd world) country during the Cold War

India, Egypt, Ghana, U.A.R. 

400

A government marked by a single, authoritarian leader who wields all power 

Fascism 

400
In week 2, the Patriots play the _______ (hint: big mean bird)

Seahawks 

500

Current leader of Russia

Putin 

500

In addition to Germany and Berlin, what other country was brought up to be divided among allied powers? (hint: held by imperial Japan, and is located in the INDOCHINA region)

Korea, Vietnam  

500
The Iron Curtain Speech was given at _______ university in the state of ________ (get either correct for points)
Westminster, Missouri 
500

The theory that in nature, the strong survive and the weak die off (this has been applied to the capitalist structure of society)

Social Darwinism, Darwin's theory. 
500

Name a Cold War movie

Rocky IV

Miracle

Hunt for Red October

Bridge of Spies

The Good Shepherd