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In a speech regarding the divide in Europe over communism, Winston Churchill stated that a(n) ___________ descended over the continent.
steel wall
iron wall
steel curtain
iron curtain
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Doing whatever it takes to to gain an advantage, even if it means nuclear war, and win is referred to as
containment
brinkmanship
the domino theory
Cold War
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Which nations emerged as the world's superpowers after World War II and into the period of the Cold War?
China
Russia
United States
Soviet Union (USSR)
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Nations that fell under the influence of the Soviet Union and established communist regimes were referred to as
communist republics
socialist nations
Soviet republics
satellite nations
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Who wrote The Communist Manifesto, the book that outlined the idea behind overthrowing capitalism and implementing the communist system?
Karl Marx
Friedrich Engels
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
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The organization that was formed to combat communism and protect member nations from a communist attack was the
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
NATO
CIA
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As a reform to society, China instituted the ________ as a way of removing previous capitalist influences and implementing communist policies throughout the country.
Cultural Revolution
satellite nations
spheres of influence
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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The nation created after World War II as a homeland for displaced Jews was
Palestine
the Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Israel
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The organization that the Soviet Union created in response to the defense alliance created by the United States consisting of communist allies to the USSR was
NATO
the United Nations
the satellite nations
the Warsaw Pact
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What made the Cold War cold?
tensions were high between the US and Soviet Union but did not lead to direct war with one another
the US and Soviet Union fought in wars over influence, but never directly fought each other
much of the Soviet Union and US are cold for part or most of the year
many of the actions that the US and the Soviet Union took throughout the world are considered cold-hearted