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7th Grade
02/01/2012

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What is the currency of the European Union?
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euros
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What wasnt apart of WW1?
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nuclear weapons
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What were Germany, Italy, and Japan called?
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alliances and Axis Powers
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Who formed the Benelux Trade Union?
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Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxemburg
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What was a plan to support countries fighting communism?
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The Truman Doctrine
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Countries that claim colonies in other lands
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imperialists
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Who were the allies before the US joined WW2?
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Britain, France, and China
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What country was spilt into communist and democratic parts but is now reunited?
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Germany
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What policy discouraged attack by threatening nuclear war during the Cold War?
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deterence
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What was the Berlin Airlift done for?
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to defeat the Soviet Blockade
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Who was the Soviet Leader who lossened government control of the soviet people?
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Mikhai Gorbachev
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What was called the Great War?
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WW1
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What did James Watt invent?
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an efficient steam engine
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What was the symbol of the split between Eastern and Western Europe?
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The Berlin Wall
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Whose ideas was the ideas of communisom based?
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KArl Marx, the philosopher
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What was designed to rebuild Europe after WW2
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The MArshal Plan
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