Chapter 13: The Cold War Practice Test

Front

______________ a competition between countries to achieve superiority in quantity and quality of military weapons and technology.

Back

arms race

Front

_______________________ a situation where enemy ships patrol a port to keep weapons, ammunition, food, or other supplies from moving in or out.

Back

blockade

Front

Who made the statement: "History is on our side. We will bury you!" - excerpt from 1956 speech to ambassadors from Western countries?

Back

Nikita Khrushchev

Front

______________ the act of interfering with a situation, typically taken to improve the outcome.

Back

intervention

Front

Which phrase correctly describes the Cold War?

Back

a period of tension and rivalry between the United States and Soviet Union.

Front

_______________________ the political, military, and ideological barrier that separated Communist countries from non-Communist countries after WWII.

Back

Iron Curtain

Front

_____________________ related to the division and joining of atoms as a method to release energy.

Back

Nuclear

Front

Why was the Berlin Wall built?

Back

The Soviet Union did not want people leaving East Berlin for West Berlin.

Front

______________________ a device placed in orbit around Earth or the moon to collect information or aid in communication.

Back

Satellite

Front

___________________ an extremely powerful nation.

Back

Superpower