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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
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The Soviet Red Army rolled in to create the __________ Bloc.
Communist
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The U.S. and U.S.S.R. never directly engaged in __________ with each other.
battle
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After WWII, Germany was divided into the Soviet-occupied East and American, British, and French-occupied __________.
West
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In the 1948 Berlin Blockade, the Soviets cut off supplies to __________ Berlin.
West
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The ideological division between the communist East and democratic West Europeans is referred to as the __________ Curtain.
Iron
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The Marshall Plan was the U.S. strategy to rehabilitate __________ Europe.
Western
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The __________ Doctrine aimed to keep Greece and Turkey from falling to communism.
Truman
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The two Cold War alliances were NATO and the __________ Pact.
Warsaw
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Communism does not allow private property and instead allows the __________ to determine the distribution of resources.
government
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The U.S.S.R. existed as a communist country until __________.
1991
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The Soviets launched the first satellite, __________, in 1957.
Sputnik
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In 1969, the Americans put the first man on the __________, Neil Armstrong.
moon
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After Stalin's death in 1953, Nikita Khrushchev denounced him for his __________, gulags, and 'cult of personality'.
purges
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In 1956, Poland and Hungary took as a sign that they could break free, but their revolutions were violently __________.
suppressed
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During Eisenhower’s presidency, the U.S. supported the coup d'état of Mohammad __________ in Iran.
Mossadegh
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The Cuban Revolution in 1959 resulted in Fidel __________ replacing Fulgencio Batista.
Castro
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In October 1962, the discovery of Soviet missiles in __________ led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Cuba
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The first country to grant independence after WWII was __________.
India
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Mohandas Gandhi was known as __________, meaning 'revered/holy one'.
Mahatma
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The 1947 partition led to the creation of predominantly Hindu modern __________ and predominantly Muslim Pakistan.
India
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The year 1960 is known as the __________ year of Africa due to decolonization movements.
'Year of Africa'
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Mandela became the first black President of South Africa in __________.
1994
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Algeria gained independence from France in __________.
1962
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The __________ were responsible for the death of one-quarter of Cambodia’s population.
Khmer Rouge
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In Rwanda, the Hutu took over the power after the Tutsi had more power during __________ rule.
Belgian
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In 1993, the Black Hawk helicopter incident occurred during a civil war in __________.
Somalia
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The Non-Aligned Movement included countries like India, Egypt, and __________.
Ghana
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The 1989 Velvet Revolution resulted in the democratic election of __________.
Vaclav Havel
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The __________ Wall was torn down in 1989, symbolizing the end of communist control in Eastern Europe.
Berlin
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The Chernobyl disaster in __________ caused regional evacuation and radiation poisoning.
1986
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The dissolution of the U.S.S.R. occurred in __________.
1991
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The Cuban Missile Crisis took place in __________.
October 1962
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Gamal Abdel Nasser led Egypt through __________ and Pan-African Unity.
decolonization
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The U.S. endured the __________ Oil Embargo during the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
Arab
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U.S. President Ronald Reagan famously called the U.S.S.R. an '__________ empire'.
evil
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The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) began in the __________.
1970s
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The Arab-Israeli War of __________ began in 1948 with significant violence on both sides.
1948
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In the 1978 Camp David Accords, U.S. President __________ mediated peace between Israel and Egypt.
Jimmy Carter
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The __________ Accords in 1993 aimed to mediate peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
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