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C.M.C.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When Nazi Germany finally surrendered, who became the new “Super Powers” after WWII? | USA (AMERICA) & USSR (Russia) |
| In 1948, what tensions developed between U.S.A. (AMERICA) and the U.S.S.R. (RUSSIA)? | The Cold War |
| By blocking off Eastern Europe (COMMUNISM) from Western Europe (DEMOCRACY), this was called what that represented U.S.S.R. (RUSSIA) aggression to the U.S.A. (AMERICA)? | The Iron Curtain |
| What was the “COLD WAR” about, and how did this involved the U.S.A. and U.S.S.R.? | A state of hostility between the U.S.A. & U.S.S.R. which they threaten each other with nuclear war |
| For how long did the Cold War lasted between the U.S.A. and U.S.S.R.? | Nearly 40 Years |
| How parts was Germany split into so that Germany may never rise again? | 4 Parts |
| On what side the Berlin located on when Germany was split among the Allied Powers? | Russia's Side (U.S.S.R) |
| What did the U.S.S.R. do in 1948 that cause major problems with the Allied Powers? | The Soviet Union decided to push all Allied powers out of Berlin |
| How did the U.S.S.R. stopped the Allies from entering into Berlin? | The Soviets stopped traffic from entering Allied sections of Berlin |
| What type of crisis was the people of Berlin facing when U.S.S.R. (Russia) did not allow the U.S.A. to enter Berlin, Germany? | Starvation |
| What did Truman (USA) do to fix the problem with the starving people of Berlin because Russia (USSR) would not allow them into the city of Berlin, Germany? | The Berlin Airlift : Dropped food from the sky to the people that were hungry |
| What was Truman (USA) trying to stop for Russian influence? | Stop the spread of Communism |
| What plan helped Western Europe by providing economic aid to encourage countries to resist communism? | Truman Doctrine |
| By 1949, U.S. and Allied Powers setup what that help resist communism and helped in foreign aid? | NATO (NORTH ATLANTA TREATY ORGANIZATION) |
| What did U.S.S.R. did to make sure that the U.S.A. wasn’t beating them in the COLD WAR situation? | U.S.S.R. build and extra A-bombs to counter any A-Bombs that the U.S.A. might create |
| What new bomb was created the U.S.A. that was test in 1950? | The H-Bomb |
| What situation happened in Cuba, where the USA and the USSR were about to get into a nuclear fight? | The Cuban Missile Crisis |
| Who were the 3 main political figures that were involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis? | USA President Kennedy, Cuba Communist President Fidel Castro, USSR Russian President Nikita Khrushchev |
| How far was Cuba from the USA (FLORIDA) which they could fire missiles into the USA? | 90 Miles away |
| What did President John F. Kennedy do to stop the Russians (USSR) from entering into Cuba? | John F. Kennedy (U.S. President) responded to the Soviet actions by blocking Soviet ships to Cuba |
| What happened at the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis between USA and the USSR? | USSR (Russia) backed off, but it cause more tensions between USA and USSR |
| When Europe was split into two main parts for Democratic and Communist governments, what side got what after WWII? | Democratic Governments got the Western Side of Europe and Communist governments got the Eastern Side of Europe |
| Who did America soldiers have to defeat last in order to finally finish WWII in Asia? | Japan |
| What was America's president final solution to end the war in the nation of Japan? | Drop the Atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end the war quickly |
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