Question 1

Warsaw Pact

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The communist mutual defense pact to counter Western Europe?

Question 2

SEATO

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Name the mutual defense pact for Asia to fight communist aggression.

Question 3

decolonization

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The term for the reversal of 19th Century imperialism by the 1950-60's

Question 4

Helsinki Accords

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In 1975 President Ford held detente with the Soviets and came up with what agreement on Soviet influence and human rights?

Question 5

the "iron curtain"

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What was the 1940-50's imaginary line that divided Europe into free vs communist?

Question 6

invasion of Afghanistan

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What was the 1979 event that lead the slow decline of communist popularity and control in the USSR?

Question 7

Nixon

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What US President arranged the Paris Peace Treaty with Vietnam?

Question 8

French defeat at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam

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What event caused the Geneva Accords?

Question 9

Cuban Missile Crisis

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What 1962 event brought the US and USSR close to nuclear war?

Question 10

airlifted supplies into WBerlin

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How did the US and GB prevent the communists from taking West Berlin?

Question 11

India, Palestine, and African colonies

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What colonies did the British give up after WWII?

Question 12

Poland

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What country had a Solidarity movement in the 1980s?

Question 13

Korean War

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What United Nations police action occurred from 1950-53?

Question 14

Leonid Brezhnev

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Who replaced Krushchev and his policy was to interfere in eastern nations to support communist regimes?

Question 15

Hungary

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What Eastern European nation attempted an uprising in 1956 which was put down by the Soviets?

Question 16

1. USSR's 1st atomic bomb 2. Mao communists take over China

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What two important developments occurred in 1949 for communism and this intensified the Cold War (and the American red scare)?

Question 17

divide Vietnam on 17th parallel and France withdrew

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What were the terms of the 1954 Geneva Accords?

Question 18

Egypt nationalizing the Suez Canal

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What 1956 Middle East controversy did the United Nations arbitrate after violence broke out?

Question 19

NATO '49

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Name the mutual defense pact for Western Europe to defend against communist aggression?

Question 20

Marshall Plan

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What was the US program to fight the spread of communism by sending economic aid to Europe?

Question 21

USA

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What nation became involved in Vietnam after the Geneva Accords, '54

Question 22

building the Berlin Wall

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What 1961 event sealed off East Berliners from the West?

Question 23

Nixon

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What US President initiated detente with the Soviets in the 1970's over Vietnam and arms race, SALT I?

Question 24

U-2 spy plane w/Gary Powers shot down

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What 1960 event increased tensions between the Soviets and USA?

Question 25

Truman Doctrine

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What was the US program to contain communism by sending military aid to Greece and Turkey?

Question 26

pre-emptive strikes--invasion of Iraq

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What has been the result of the Bush doctrine to prevent attacks against the United States?

Question 27

George H.W. Bush

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Which president led the international military action against Saddam Hussein in the Persian Gulf War of 1991?

Question 28

Mikhail Gorbachev

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Which Soviet leader introduced reforms in the Soviet Union?

Question 29

Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) or "Star Wars"

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What was Ronald Reagan's missile defense plan called?

Question 30

Patriot Act

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After the Sept. 11 attacks, what legislation was passed to improve the government's ability to investigate terrorist threats?

Question 31

Iran-Contra

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Which scandal involved the Reagan administration's foreign policy?

Question 32

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

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What agreement increased trade by eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers between the United States, Canada, and Mexico?

Question 33

perestroika

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What was the name for Soviet economic reform?

Question 34

Boycott the Olympics

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How did Carter counter the Soviet invasion of Afghanstan?

Question 35

Department of Homeland Security

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Which cabinet-level department was created after the Sept. 11 attacks to coordinate counter-terrorism and emergency response efforts?

Question 36

INF treaty

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Which treaty was made between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev to eliminate intermediate-range nuclear missiles?

Question 37

Tiananmen square

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Which event represented student protest against communism in China at the end of the Cold War?

Question 38

Iran

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What nation took American hostages in 1979?

Question 39

Persian Gulf War

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What event was the result of international military action against Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in 1990?

Question 40

glasnot

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What was the name for Soviet reform for more openness in society?

Question 41

Al-Queda

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Which terrorist network attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001?

Question 42

Somalia

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Where did President George H.W. Bush send supplies and troops in order to end civil war and famine in 1993?

Question 43

computers

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What technology became widely available in the technology revolution?

Question 44

airport security

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What government action affected American daily life the most after the Sept. 11 attacks?

Question 45

Bosnia

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Where did President Clinton send U.S. troops as part of an international effort to stop genocide?

Question 46

the fall of the Berlin Wall

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Which event symbolized the fall of communism in eastern Europe and the end of the Cold War?

Question 47

high unemployment (recession) and Iran Hostage Crisis

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What two issues hurt Carter in the 1980 election?

Question 48

Grenada & Nicuragua

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Where did Ronald Reagan send U.S. troops to turn back communism in the 1980s?

Question 49

Taliban regime in Afghanistan

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Who did the United States take military action against immediately after the Sept. 11 attacks?

Question 50

Iraq, Iran, and North Korea

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Which nations did President George W. Bush refer to as an "Axis of Evil" after the Sept. 11 attacks?

Question 51

nuclear proliferation

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Which national security issue puts the U.S. at increased risk of nuclear attack by terrorist groups or rogue nations?

Question 52

Camp David Accords

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What was Carter's greatest achievement in foreign policy?

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