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1
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In the 1930s it became clear to everyone that the League of Nations

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was corrupt

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The assassination of Engelbert Dollfuss led to

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tension between Hitler and Mussolini

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In 1935, Mussolini announced that he was creating a “New Roman Empire” after his invasion of

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Ethiopia

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4
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What limited the effectiveness of League of Nations’ sanctions against Germany?

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The sanctions were not enforceable against non-members

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5
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The relationship between Hitler and Mussolini improved because, after Mussolini’s invasion of Ethiopia, Italy needed

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oil

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6
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On the eve of WW!!, which European country was plagued by civil war?

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Spain

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7
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Which countries supported Franco in the Spanish Civil War?

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Germany and Italy

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8
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Which of these was the question raised by the Spanish Civil War?

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Would the Western democracies oppose dictators?

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9
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The Anschluss was Germany’s

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union with Austria

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10
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The goal of the Anschluss was

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revenge the damages done by Treaty of Versailles

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In arguing for self-determination in the Sudetenland, Hitler was appealing to

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the United Nations

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12
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The Sudetenland could best be described as the

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western rim of Czechoslovakia

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13
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Chamberlain boasted of finally achieving “peace in our time” after

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the Munich Conference

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14
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The policy of appeasement in the 1930s was influenced most heavily by

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the Cold War

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15
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The invasion of Czechoslovakia revealed which of these?

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Hitler’s imperialist goals

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16
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The British rescued trapped soldiers after they were pushed west to

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Dunkirk

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17
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Who replaced Neville Chamberlain as prime minister of Britain?

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Winston Churchill

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18
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What made the fall of France so shocking?

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Hitler appeared now as a threat greater than Germany in World War I

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19
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Which of these remained neutral in World War II?

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Spain

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20
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Hitler relied on bombing in the Battle of Britain because

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a assault by sea was unwinnable

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21
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The British won the battle of Britain largely due to

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the Royal Navy

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22
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When the Nazis initially invaded the Soviet Union

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they were welcomed by many as liberators

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23
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Which of these switched sides from the First to Second World War?

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Japan

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24
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What was the effect of Japanese invasion on China’s civil war?

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The Japanese found the internal conflict made their invasion easy

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25
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The Rape of Nanjing caused global condemnation against

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Japan

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26
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Japan’s primary goal in invading Manchuria was the region’s

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rich natural resources

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27
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The man who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor was

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Isoroku Yamamoto

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28
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Who was the president of the United States when Pearl Harbor was bombed?

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Franklin Roosevelt

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29
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Japan’s strategy failed at Midway because

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several American battleships were on routine training missions

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30
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Midway Island was important to the United States in 1942 because

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it was the last United States possession in the Pacific

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31
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Rommel was set by Hitler to Africa

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because of the failure of the Italians

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32
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Hitler diverted his attention from the drive for Moscow, instead turning his forces southeast, becuase

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he wanted to reach the oil in the Caucasus

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33
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Who was the leader of Hitler’s forces in Africa?

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Bernard Montgomery

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34
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Which battle was considered to be the turning point of the war in East Asia?

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Midway

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35
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Rommel’s defeat in Africa was largely due to

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the development of the tank

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36
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Kursk, like Midway, marked which of these?

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the inferiority of Axis weaponry

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37
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Which battle’s remains are visible from outer space even today?

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Kursk

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38
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The Soviet troops famously fought house-by-house at the battle of

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Stalingrad

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39
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Who led the Allies to victory in Africa?

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Erwin Rommel

40
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The horrors of ground warfare highlighted by the atrocities committed by the Japanese at

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Pearl Harbor

41
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The Japanese, during World War II, claimed to be acting to

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rid Asia of Western imperialist

42
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What was the largest tank battle in WWII?

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Kursk

43
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The turning point of the war on Europe’s eastern front was the battle of

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Kursk

44
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Resistance to the Nazis in Europe can be said to have been

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unsuccessful

45
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What was Eichmann’s role in the planning of the Final Solution?

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he was an expert in train scheduling

46
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What did Benito Mussolini and Hungary’s Nicholas Horthy have in common?

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Both assisted Hitler’s campaign against Europe’s Jews

47
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Which country safety evacuated its Jewish population to Sweden?

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Denmark

48
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The Germans were surprised by D-Day because

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they believed that the United States would defeat Japan before arriving in Europe

49
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Which of these worked with the D-Day invasion to defeat Hitler?

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the Soviet assault from the east

50
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At which conference did the Allies agree to divide postwar Germany?

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Yalta

51
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Which of these had Japan erroneously assumed when creating its Asian empire?

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The United States would never confront Japan in force

52
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Douglas MacArthur was widely criticized for his

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arrogance

53
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Why were the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa signicant American victories in the East Asian theater?

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because of their proximity to mainland Japan

54
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Prior to the dropping of nuclear weapons, Japan

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wanted to surrender if they could keep their emperor

55
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Harry Truman refused to accept Japan’s conditional surrender because

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he was misinformed of the terms of the surrender

56
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The United Nations differed from the League of Nations in what way?

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it excluded Germany

57
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What was the approximate death toll from the Second World War?

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60 million

58
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In the 1930s, the Western democracies differed dramatically from Germany and Italy in

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their reluctance to confront dictatorships

59
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Truman’s demeanor became increasingly assertive at Potsdam because

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Stalin refused to join American efforts to defeat Japan

60
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In the West, Communism was opposed by

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capitalism

61
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Why did Stalin get so much of what he wanted at the Yalta conference?

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The conference was held in the Soviet Union

62
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Which of these was NOT a major reason for American dominance of the Potsdam conference?

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The U.S. had successfully tested the atom bomb

63
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Which man coined the term “iron curtain”?

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Winston Churchill

64
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Which of the following stated that the United States would intervene to protect any country threatened by armed minorities or outside pressure?

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Truman Doctrine

65
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What was the main target of the Truman Doctrine?

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spreading Communism

66
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Which American policy maker applied the phrase “containment” to foreign policy?

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George F. Kennan

67
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The Marshall Plan supported Europe economically to

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rout the spread of Communism

68
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The Soviet Union’s response to the Marshall Plan was to

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Comecon

69
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Which American president wanted to reduce U.S. defense costs by adopting a policy of massive retaliation?

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Dwight Eisenhower

70
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Massive Retaliation was a policy that depended heavily on

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the Air Force

71
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Which of the following nations was NOT one of the original members of NATO?

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Poland

72
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What was the unanticipated consequence of the policy of massive retaliation?

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the defense industry was incapable of supplying the necessary weapons

73
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Which of these processes did both capitalist and Communist powers hope to use to spread their ideologies?

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decolonization

74
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Which of these controlled most of West Africa in 1950?

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France

75
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Which of these had achieved independence by the end of World War II?

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Morocco

76
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Who was Patrice Lumumba and why did the United States orchestrate his ouster?

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He was the president of the Congo, and he was supported by the USSR

77
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In supporting regimes around the world, what was the main consideration for the U.S.?

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opposing Communism

78
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Which of these was NOT aligned with either the Warsaw Pact or NATO in the twentieth century?

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Ireland

79
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Which of these Communist countries remained outside the Warsaw Pact?

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Yugoslavia

80
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What was the subject of the “secret speech”?

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the fall of Communism

81
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Which of these took place in 1960, forestalling an early end to the Cold War?

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the Paris summit conference

82
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American president John F. Kennedy made a famous speech in which he declared that, “Freedom has many difficulties and democracy is not perfect. But…….”

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“we have never had to put up a wall to keep our people in.”

83
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Where did the Cold War intensify in the late 1950s?

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Cuba

84
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Which two leaders squared off in the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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Kennedy and Khrushchev

85
Q

In the 1950s and 1960s, Europe was

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recovering with difficulty

86
Q

The expansion of the Common Market was hampered by

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Charles de Gaulle

87
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Which country as blocked from joining the EEC by Charles de Gaulle?

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Great Britain

88
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the purpose of the Common Market was to allow Western European countries to

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compete on a global level

89
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Which of these was a sign of insecurity in the U.S. concerning the spread of Communism?

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McCarthyism

90
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Which of these joined the Common Market considerably earlier than the others?

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France

91
Q

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. attempted to bring racial equality to all Americans by using techniques adopted from

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Mahatma Gandhi

92
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In the early 1950s, widespread fear and panic regarding the infiltration of communists in American society. This was known as the

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Red Scare

93
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The Red Scare began after accusations were leveled by

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Joseph McCarthy

94
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The baby boom generation refers to babies born in massive numbers after the end of

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World War II

95
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Richard Nixon did all of the following EXCEPT

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accelerate the draft

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