COLD WAR

Specify the response of the Soviet Union when France, Britain, and the United States decided to withdraw their forces from Germany and allow their occupation zones to form one nation in 1948.

Infer why Great Britain and France received so much aid.

Point out which term came to represent Europe’s division into mostly democratic Western Europe and Communist Eastern Europe.

Determine which nonaligned countries lay between NATO and the Warsaw Pact.

Point out the dispute between the Soviet Union and the United States that resulted from the shooting down of a spy plane.

Clarify what increased the tension between USSR and Western Europe.

President Bush justified the American invasion to Iraq in 2003. What was his justification?

Differentiate between the reaction of Turkey, Iran and Iraq toward the Kurdish nationalism.

Analyze the reasons for why many nations started to band in military alliances after WWII. Mention some examples of those alliances.

T/F: After WWII, the United States and the Soviet Union started to have the same goals.

----------------- is a struggle over political differences carried on by means short of military action or war.

The rivalry in science and education; known as the "Space Race" led to ____

Verify the policy that aimed to prevent the spread of communism by blocking Soviet influence.

Specify the person who stated that the United States would “retaliate instantly, by means and at places of our own choosing.”

In August 1957, the Soviets announced the development of a rocket that could travel great distance. It was referred to as ______________

The Truman Doctrine promised economic aid to any country under the threat of communism. It also intensified ----------------- between America and USSR.

This names the first satellite to be launched into space by any country.

Verify the policy of demonstrating a willingness to engage in a war to protect national interests.

The _________ provided Eastern and Western boundaries after World War II.

Evaluate the effectiveness of the steps taken by different nations to control the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Were those steps sufficient? Explain your answer.