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In the 1940's and 1950's, what did the region described as being " Behind the iron curtain" include?
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East Germany
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What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
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To have U.S support Greece and Turkey.
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Which European countries could receive aid through the Marshall Plan?
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Any
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What was the name of the alliance established by European Communist nations in response to NATO?
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Warsaw Pact
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What led the Soviets to blockade West Berlin?
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Reunification of the 3 western zones of Germany.
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What Cold War event increased U.S spending on education and technology?
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Soviets launching Sputnik
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During the war in Korea, what did President Truman and Douglas MacArthur disagree strongly about?
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If to bomb with an atomic bomb
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What idea was the major justification for U.S foreign policy during the Cold War era?
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Soviets wanted to spread Communism
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Who were most of the Vietcong?
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South Vietnamese
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The Bay of Pigs was a failed attempt to overthrow
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Castro
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The U.S and the Soviet union had a dangerous standoff over the presence of soviet missiles in
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Cuba
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How did the "bay of Pigs" failure lead to the Cuban missile crisis?
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Khrushchev believed U.S were too weak to oppose soviet expansion into Cuba `
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What was the primary goal for the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan?
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To reestablish the communist regime in Afghanistan
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In the summer of 1968, forces from Warsaw Pact nations invaded
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Czechsolvakia
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Which country became divided due to the Cold War influences?
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Germany
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