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At the February 1945 Yalta Conference, Stalin was allowed to keep the eastern part of Poland if he promised to respect the __________ of Eastern European countries.

independence

The Soviet Red Army rolled in to create the __________ Bloc.

Communist

The U.S. and U.S.S.R. never directly engaged in __________ with each other.

battle

After WWII, Germany was divided into the Soviet-occupied East and American, British, and French-occupied __________.

West

In the 1948 Berlin Blockade, the Soviets cut off supplies to __________ Berlin.

West

The ideological division between the communist East and democratic West Europeans is referred to as the __________ Curtain.

Iron

The Marshall Plan was the U.S. strategy to rehabilitate __________ Europe.

Western

The __________ Doctrine aimed to keep Greece and Turkey from falling to communism.

Truman

The two Cold War alliances were NATO and the __________ Pact.

Warsaw

Communism does not allow private property and instead allows the __________ to determine the distribution of resources.

government

The U.S.S.R. existed as a communist country until __________.

1991

The Soviets launched the first satellite, __________, in 1957.

Sputnik

In 1969, the Americans put the first man on the __________, Neil Armstrong.

moon

After Stalin's death in 1953, Nikita Khrushchev denounced him for his __________, gulags, and 'cult of personality'.

purges

In 1956, Poland and Hungary took as a sign that they could break free, but their revolutions were violently __________.

suppressed

During Eisenhower’s presidency, the U.S. supported the coup d'état of Mohammad __________ in Iran.

Mossadegh

The Cuban Revolution in 1959 resulted in Fidel __________ replacing Fulgencio Batista.

Castro

In October 1962, the discovery of Soviet missiles in __________ led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Cuba

The first country to grant independence after WWII was __________.

India

Mohandas Gandhi was known as __________, meaning 'revered/holy one'.

Mahatma

The 1947 partition led to the creation of predominantly Hindu modern __________ and predominantly Muslim Pakistan.

India

The year 1960 is known as the __________ year of Africa due to decolonization movements.

'Year of Africa'

Mandela became the first black President of South Africa in __________.

1994

Algeria gained independence from France in __________.

1962

The __________ were responsible for the death of one-quarter of Cambodia’s population.

Khmer Rouge

In Rwanda, the Hutu took over the power after the Tutsi had more power during __________ rule.

Belgian

In 1993, the Black Hawk helicopter incident occurred during a civil war in __________.

Somalia

The Non-Aligned Movement included countries like India, Egypt, and __________.

Ghana

The 1989 Velvet Revolution resulted in the democratic election of __________.

Vaclav Havel

The __________ Wall was torn down in 1989, symbolizing the end of communist control in Eastern Europe.

Berlin

The Chernobyl disaster in __________ caused regional evacuation and radiation poisoning.

1986

The dissolution of the U.S.S.R. occurred in __________.

1991

The Cuban Missile Crisis took place in __________.

October 1962

Gamal Abdel Nasser led Egypt through __________ and Pan-African Unity.

decolonization

The U.S. endured the __________ Oil Embargo during the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

Arab

U.S. President Ronald Reagan famously called the U.S.S.R. an '__________ empire'.

evil

The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) began in the __________.

1970s

The Arab-Israeli War of __________ began in 1948 with significant violence on both sides.

1948

In the 1978 Camp David Accords, U.S. President __________ mediated peace between Israel and Egypt.

Jimmy Carter

The __________ Accords in 1993 aimed to mediate peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

Oslo