World History: Cold War Quiz
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| Total Attempts: 143
Make up quiz for the following topics:Topic 1: Causes of the Cold WarTopic 2: The Impact of the Truman DoctrineTopic 3: How did the Cold War end?
Questions and Answers
- 1.Explain the difference between a hot war and cold war.
- 2.What caused the Cold War? Remember B.A.R.E.
- 3.Pick two of the three word pairs to compare in one sentence:Superpower vs. Satellite StateWarsaw Pact vs. NatoMarshall Plan vs. Molotov Plan
- 4.Explain the domino theory.
- 5.Describe two proxy wars.
- 6._____________________ occurs when two opposing sides have weapons that could destroy everyone.
- 7.The Truman Doctrine was a promise by the US to aid any country that ______________________.
- 8.The Truman Doctrine called for __________________, limiting the spread of communism.
- A.
Arms Race
- B.
Mutual Assured Destruction
- C.
Containment
- D.
Iron Curtain
- 9.Which is not a reason for the collapse of the Soviet Union?
- A.
Weak economic policies
- B.
Corrupt government
- C.
Independence movements in Eastern Europe
- D.
Liberal politics and socialized health care
- 10.____________________ led the Soviet Union to reforms while ______________ was the first democratically elected Russian president.
- A.
Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yelstin
- B.
Harry Truman; Leonid Brezhnev
- C.
Josef Stalin, Mikhail Gorbachev
- D.
Nikita Kruschev; Boris Yelstin
- 11.______________ called for openness in the Soviet system as opposed to the secrecy under the previous leaders.
- A.
Perestroika
- B.
Glasnost
- C.
Dissent
- D.
Moscow
- 12._______________ translates to mean democratic reforms for the Soviet Union.
- A.
Perestroika
- B.
Glasnost
- C.
Dissent
- D.
Moscow
- 13.The Fall of the Berlin Wall occurred in 1989 and was relatively:
- A.
Quiet
- B.
Violent
- C.
Peaceful
- D.
Boring
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