HumanitiesLesson 1, Unit 9. A New Global Conflict
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Lesson 1, Unit 9. A New Global Conflict

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What types of local conflicts became Cold War conflicts?
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C. Conflicts where the United States and the Soviet Union had competing interests
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After World War II, what was a major objective for Stalin in Eastern Europe?
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B. To set up a buffer zone of friendly nations to protect Russia against Germany
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How did the Soviet Union respond to political unrest in Poland and Czechoslovakia in the 1950s?
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B. The Soviets sent in their military with tanks to stop the protests
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Which happened in Hungary when Imre Nagy ended one-arty rule sent away Soviet troops?
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C. The Soviets invaded Hungary, stopped reforms, and later executed Nagy
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How did the goals of the NATO alliance differ from the goals of the Warsaw Pact?
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A. NATO was created to defend Western European democracies from the threat of communism, while the Warsaw Pact was an alliance among Soviet of communism
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In which of these ways was the Warsaw Pact useful to the Soviet Union?
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B. Its authority could be invoked to quell revolts in Soviet satellite nations
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Which policy or initiative contributed most to the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union?
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B. Mutually assured destruction
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Despite the "balance of terror," why did people still fear nuclear war?
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A. The superpowers continued to develop new nuclear weapons
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How were dissidents-those who spoke out against government policies-treated differently in the Soviet Union than in Western democracies?
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B. They were often exiled or sent to prison camps
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How did life in the command economy under the Soviet Union's totalitarian rule differ from life in the free-market economies under the Western democracies? Select all that apply.
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A. Workers in the Soviet command economy had lifetime job security and little... D. In Western free-market economies, supply and demand effect production and job...
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How did the location of Berlin enable the Soviets to blockade it in an attempt to gain control over the entire city? Select all that apply.
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B. It was surrounded by Soviet-controlled East Germany D. It lacked access to the sea
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Which of the following can be inferred from the map?
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A. East and West Germany were divided by an "iron curtain" after World War II.