Spurred by the creation of NATO, the Soviet Union formalized its own alliance with other communist governments of Eastern Europe with the _______.

The Freedmen’s Bureau ______________.

The Vietminh cadres in the south created an organization closely allied with the North Vietnamese government.  It was committed to over-throwing the “puppet regime” of Diem and reuniting the nation.

A massive scientific and technological effort conducted at hidden laboratories that were charged with finding a way to create a nuclear weapon.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) declared _________.

This battle was fought in Belguim.  Hitler wanted to split the Allied armies.  However, he failure to do so marked the last German offensive on the western front.  

Which was NOT an outcome of the Compromise of 1850?

This prohibited the states from discriminating against voters on the basis of race and, most importantly, gave the federal government power to supersede the state courts and prosecute of the law.

The First Battle of Bull Run dealt a severe blow to the Union morale and eliminated the hopes that the war would be quick and swift.

The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln _______________________________.