COLD WAR

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

Infer why Great Britain and France received so much aid.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Clarify what increased the tension between USSR and Western Europe.

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

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

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.

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