20th Century Quiz 27
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katrinadlc on May 30, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 French president Charles de Gaulle attempted to return France to the status of a world power by | investing heavily in nuclear weapons |
| In 1970, four students at ____ were killed by the Ohio National Guard during an antiwar demonstration. | Kent State University |
| The Berlin Wall was built in order to | prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany |
| The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, founded in 1949, was | the Soviet Union's response to the Marshall Plan |
| The Marshall Plan was designed to | restore the economic stability of European nations after World War II. |
| The Truman Doctrine stated that the U.S. would provide ____ to nations threatened by Communist expansion. | money |
| The Warsaw Pact sought to | create a military alliance between the Soviet Union and various Eastern European nations. |
| The "Bay of Pigs" refers to | a U.S. attempt to overthrow the Cuban government. |
| U.S. fears about the spread of communism were increased when ____ became a Communist nation in 1949. | China |
| When the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik I satellite in 1957, many Americans feared that | the Soviet Union was ahead of the U.S. in the production of missiles |
| Which Communist nation remained independent of Soviet control? | Yugoslavia |
| Which nation declined economically after World War II? | Great Britain |
| Which nation experienced an "economic miracle" after World War II? | West Germany |
| Which of the following nations was a member of the Warsaw Pact? | Poland |
| Which U.S. president signed into law the Civil Rights Act? | Lyndon Johnson |
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