NATO vs. Warsaw Pact | Capitalism vs. Communism | Nuclear Weapons Treaties | Proxy Wars of the Cold War | Reagan Era build up breaks the USSR |
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What is NATO?
Military alliance between 30 European and North American countries
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What is the definition of capitalism?
Ideology where the means of production is controlled by private business
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What president proposed the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks?
President Johnson
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What was the first Proxy War during the Cold War?
The Korean War
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When did Ronal Reagan take office?
January 1981
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What is the Warsaw Pact?
The Soviet's collective defense treaty based on the principle of mutual assistance for its Eastern European member states
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What is the definition of communism?
Advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
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When were talks of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks first discussed?
1969
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How long did the Korean War last?
1950-1953
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How much did military spending increase by from 1980 to 1989?
$169 billion
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When was NATO formed?
April 1949
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Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?
Karl Marx
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Who were the two people in charge when SALT was first discussed?
Nixon and Brezhnev
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In today's money, how much did the Korean War cost the United States?
$300 billion
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When was Star Wars first introduced?
1983
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When was the Warsaw Pact formed?
May 1955
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How many communist countries are there?
Five
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What did the SALT II agreement include?
included a 2,400 limit on strategic nuclear delivery vehicles for each side; a 1,320 limit on MIRV systems; a ban on new land-based ICBM launchers; and limits on the deployment of new types of strategic offensive arms.
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How long did the Vietnam War last?
1955-1975
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What is "Star Wars"?
Idea of placing anti-missile satellites in space that could be used to shoot down ICBMs in the event of war
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What were the objectives of both the Warsaw Pact and NATO?
Deterring aggression and maintaining peace
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What is the first country to adopt a communist government?
Russia
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When was SALT II signed?
June 1979
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How many Afghan civilians died during the Afghan-Soviet War?
2 million
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At what annual rate did real defense spending increase from 1981 to 1985?
7.6
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