The Cold War

The Cold War

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Social Studies

10th Grade

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1.

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The period of political tensions following World War II, which ended with the fall of communism in the Soviet Union at the end of the 1980s, was known as the

Back

Cold War.

2.

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Front

One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to:

Back

keep East Germans from fleeing to the Western sector of Berlin

3.

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One reason Mikhail Gorbachev implemented the policies of glasnost and perestroika in the Soviet Union was to:

Back

encourage political discussion and economic reform

4.

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Front

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was initially formed to:

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defend Western Europe from Soviet aggression and communism

5.

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Front

What was the goal of the Cultural Revolution?

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to create a classless society

6.

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Front

The Marshall Plan was designed to stop the spread of communism by providing:

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funds for economic recovery in war-torn European nations

7.

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Front

One way in which the Korean War and the Vietnam War are similar is that both:

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developed from Cold War tensions

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