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The Cold War Chapter 26

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At Yalta, Roosevelt and Churchill clashed with Stalin over his refusal to allow elections in _________.   Poland  
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The Soviet Union wanted to rebuild after the war in ways that would ___________________.   Protect its own interests  
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After the war, the Soviet Union quickly took control of _________________________.   Several Eastern European countires  
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Stalin was determined that Germany would never ________________________.   Threaten his nation again  
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For nearly 50 years, the Cold War was characterized by _______________________.   Political conflict and military tensions  
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President Truman issued the Truman Doctrine in response to ____________________________.   Pressure by Communists on Turkey and Greece  
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What was one goal of the Marshall Plan?   To create stable democracies that could resist communism  
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Why did the Soviet Union Try to force the Allies to abandon West Berlin?   To close an escape route to the west  
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Why did a number of nations join to form NATO in 1949?   To Protect themselves from possible Soviet aggression  
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How did Truman react to the USSR's deployment of an atomic bomb?   He gave approval for the U.S. development of an even more powerful bomb.  
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What did some members of Congress call for after China fell to Mao Zedong's forces?   The protection of the rest of Asia  
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What was one result of the federal government's hunt for Communists?   Some people's civil rights were violated  
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One major event that led up to the Korean war was ______________.   The Chinese Civil War  
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Which Country controlled Korea for much of the first half of the twentieth century?   Japan  
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At the end of WWII, Korea was divided into _______________.   A southern pro-American government and a Northern pro-Communist government  
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Americans thought the invasion by North Korea was initiated by ______________.   The Soviet Union  
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The United Nations passed a resolution that supported _______________.   Efforts to defend South Korea and restore peace  
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General MacArthur favored breaking the stalemate in the war by __________________.   Opening a second front by attacking the Chinese mainland  
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What was the final resolution of the Korean War?   The dividing line stayed about the same  
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Senator Joseph McCarthy's power faded shortly after he ______________________.   Appeared on television in the Army- McCarthy hearings  
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Under President Eisenhower, the United States acted to oppose _______________.   Soviet influence in the Middle East  
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When Fidel Castro seized American Property in Cuba, Eisenhower __________________.   Halted exports to Cuba  
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Because of its reliance on aircraft to carry nuclear weapons, the United States lagged behind the Soviet Union in ______________   missile development  
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The policy of making the military power of the U.S. and its allies so strong that no enemy would dare attack it for fear of retaliation is known is _______________.   deterrence  
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Which event added most of Americans' shock and fear of attack by the Soviet Union?   The Sputnick launch  
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