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7th SOL
Post WWII and cold war conflicts
16
History
Not Applicable
04/25/2005

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Term
What country occupied most of eastern and central Europe and Eastern Germany?
Definition
Soviet Union
Term
What plan was institued to rebuild Europe after WWII?
Definition
Marshall Plan
Term
West Germany was democratic or communist?
Definition
democratic
Term
East germany was democratic or communist?
Definition
communist
Term
What was formed at the end of WWII to create a body for the nations of the world to try to prevent future global wars?
Definition
United Nations
Term
High did the United States prosper after WWII?
Definition
more consumer goods produced, buy on credit, men back to workforce, higher salaries, technology
Term
What is the tension that was between the Soviet Union and the United States called?
Definition
The Cold War
Term
What is the teory that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would also fall?
Definition
The Domino Theory
Term
The United States is democratic and capitalist or communist and dictorial.
Definition
democractic and capitalist
Term
The Soviet Union was democratic and capitalist or dictorial and communists.
Definition
Dictorial and communist
Term
How did the Korean War end?
Definition
In a stalemate, nobody won or lost
Term
What did the Soviet Union place in Cuba?
Definition
missles
Term
What was the conflict that occured between the U.S. and Cuba?
Definition
The Cuban Missle Crisis
Term
How did the United States get Cuba to remove the missles?
Definition
a blockade
Term
Where is North and South Korea divided?
Definition
38th parallel
Term
How did the Vietnam war end?
Definition
a cease fire agreement
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