Cold War 8.1

Match

Match the following

• French

  Revolution

• Treaty of Versailles

• Opium Wars

• Scientific Revolution

• Industrial

  Revolution

The Englightenment

WWII

China

Protestant Reformation

Child labor laws

• The Englightenment

• WWII

• China

• Protestant Reformation

• Child labor laws

Multiple Choice

Wrote, "The Wealth of Nations"

• Martin Luther
• Adam Smith
• John Locke
• Peter the Great

Multiple Choice

Which of these accurate describes the political status of China in Marco Polo’s time?

• China was under foreign influence by European commercial interests
• China was experiencing a series of civil wars led by regional warlords
• China was under the control of Mongol rulers
• China was controlled by religious leaders who chose the emperor

Multiple Choice

Imperialism can be linked to:

• Social Darwinism

• Colonialism

• Socialism

• Militarism

Multiple Select

Prior to the Transatlantic Slave Trade...

• Industrial Revolution

• Columbian Exchange

• Age of Exploration

• Great Migration

Multiple Choice

Who were the "Big Three" during the Cold War?

• Harry Truman, Nikita Khrushchev, and Charles de Gaulle
• Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill
• Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mao Zedong, and Nikita Khrushchev
• Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, and Mao Zedong

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• direct, armed conflict between the two nations

• the founding of the United Nations

• a deep reduction in military expenditures

• a competition for political influence over other countries

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is most characteristic of the Cold War?

• The growth of nuclear arsenals in the United States and the Soviet Union

• The expansion of national borders by imperialistic European countries

• The implementation of isolationist foreign policies in Great Britain and China

• The rapid industrialization of many Southeast Asian countries

Multiple Choice

The Cold War refers to the period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from

• the end of World War II to the fall of the Soviet Union.

• the end of World War I to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

• the Cuban Missile Crisis to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

• the Bolshevik Revolution to the end of World War I.

Multiple Choice

What was one major goal of the Soviet Union during the early years of the Cold War?

• to expand individual liberties in the Baltic republics

• to attract foreign economic investments

• to create a defensive buffer zone in Eastern Europe

• to establish a competitive market economy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following terms refers to the indirect but hostile conflict between the U.S. and Soviet Union that began at the end of WWII and lasted until 1991?

• Iron Curtain

• Soviet-Communist War

• Korean War

• Cold War

Open Ended

Explain ONE historical event that led to the Cold War.

Answer completely. Answer, cite and explain.