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Why was there tension between the US and the USSR after World War II?

A
Their economies were competing for trade in Western Europe.
B
Their economies were in danger of falling to communism.
C
Their economies were based on different principles and systems.
D
Their economies prevented them from influencing other countries.
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After World War II, Stalin said that the Soviet Union needed a “buffer zone” to protect it from attack. This idea resulted in the USSR expanding its control into

A
Northern Africa.
B
Western Europe.
C
the Middle East.
D
Eastern Europe.
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One cause of the Cold War was the fact that the United States and the Soviet Union were both

A
superpowers competing for dominance in global affairs.
B
struggling to gain some influence around the world.
C
trying to stop neutral countries from gaining power.
D
hoping to be chosen to head the UN Security Council.
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How did the failure of the League of Nations to prevent World War II affect the formation of the United Nations?

A
The US, the UK, the USSR, and China did not think the United Nations would be successful, so they refused to join.
B
The US, the UK, the USSR, and China were very determined to create an effective organization that would not fail.
C
The US, the UK, the USSR, and China were afraid to give the United Nations too much power and hindered the organization.
D
The US, the UK, the USSR, and China had not belonged to the League of Nations, and therefore had no interest in the United Nations.
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Under the Truman Doctrine, the United States became committed to helping countries that were

A
fighting a communist takeover.
B
struggling to establish its economy.
C
fighting against democracy.
D
promoting the domino theory.
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After World War II, why did the USSR want to control countries in Eastern Europe?

A
The USSR mostly needed the region’s raw materials for its own economy.
B
The USSR primarily wanted to unite all of the people under one religion.
C
The USSR had controlled most of these countries before the war.
D
The USSR needed to protect its western border from future attacks.
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President Truman’s policy of containment was intended to

A
launch the Cold War with the USSR.
B
eliminate all Soviet satellite states.
C
prove that Communism was flawed.
D
slow the spread of Communism.
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What was one common goal among Allied leaders at the Potsdam Conference in 1945?

A
to gain power and influence in the postwar world
B
to redraw the boundaries of Eastern Europe
C
to split postwar Germany into four zones
D
to ensure that the United States became a superpower
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The charter of the United Nations states that its primary purpose is to promote

A
power and dominance.
B
democracy and capitalism.
C
communism and client states.
D
peace and justice.

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