World History-4

Cold War

Modern Times

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#79 U.S. intervention in Vietnam came as a result of the Cold War policy of

containment

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#85 The Soviet Union dealt with uprisings in Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia during the 1950s and 1960s by

crushing the uprisings with military force

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#90 In India and Pakistan, feelings of nationalism are intertwined with religious conflict between

Muslims and Hindus

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#81 Use the information below to complete the statement that follows. One way of life is based upon the will of the people, and is distinguished by . . . freedom from political oppression. The second way of life is based on the will of a minority forcibly imposed upon the will of the majority. It relies upon . . . the suppression of personal freedoms. This quote from a speech delivered in 1947 forms part of the rationale for the

Truman Doctrine

200

#87 NATO was created in order to

create a unified military defense between the U.S. and Western Europe

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#82 When the United States sent military aid to African governments to help them resist communism, it was continuing a foreign policy first asserted in the

Truman Doctrine

300

#88 The Warsaw Pact was developed in 1955 as a response to the

formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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#83 What crisis brought the Soviet Union and the United States to the brink of nuclear war in 1962?

the installation in Cuba of Soviet offensive intermediate-range missiles

400

ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY. Which of these historical figures would REALLY HATE this 80's song by The Flying Lizards? A. Adolf Hitler B. Lenin C. Thomas Jefferson D. Winston Churchill

B. Lenin. Why would he hate this song?

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David Bowie wrote a song called "Heroes" about two lovers at which historical place: A. D-Day beaches at Normandy, France. B. The White House, Washington D.C. C. The Berlin Wall, Berlin Germany D. Stalingrad, Russia

C. The Berlin Wall. What words help you know the answer?

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#86 The Arab oil embargo against the United States in 1973 was initiated because of U.S. support for

Israel in the Yom Kippur War