Turning Points in the Pacific

Question 1

According to this quotation from the UN charter, what is the mission of the United Nations?

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to promote peace and justice throughout the world

Question 2

Which of these nations was the only one that remained occupied by the Soviet military?

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East Germany

Question 3

Which World War II event inspired the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

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the Holocaust

Question 4

Identify the differences between the United States and the Soviet Union.Which nation had a government-controlled economy? Which nation was geographically isolated? Which nation had a democratic system of government? Which nation had a single-party system of government?

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USSR; US

Question 5

Most Soviet Union client states in Eastern Europe were ruled by

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communist governments under Soviet control

Question 6

What was “containment”?

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a policy for keeping the Soviet Union within its expanded postwar borders

Question 7

How did the Truman Doctrine respond to communism?

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by promising aid to help countries avoid communist takeover

Question 8

Did you think of any of these ideas? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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Both sought to strengthen their own spheres of influence.; Both joined the United Nations.; Both provided support to countries whose governments or economic systems were similar to their own.

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