2026 WH Review Day 9

Multiple Choice

Which two superpowers were primarily involved in the Cold War rivalry?

• United States and Soviet Union

• United States and China

• United Kingdom and Germany

• France and Japan

Multiple Choice

Which major global conflict lasted from the end of WWII until 1991 and led to the collapse of the Soviet Union?

• The Cold War

• World War I

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

Multiple Choice

Based on the graph of nuclear warheads, which country had the highest number of nuclear warheads during the peak of the arms race?

• USSR/Russia

• United States

• China

• France

Multiple Select

Which of the following wars can be classified as proxy wars during the Cold War era?

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

• USSR-Afghan War

• World War II

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes this theory?

• if communism is allowed to spread to one nation, it will soon spread to other nations in the region

• if one of the superpowers starts a war, neither nation will survive it

• if the USA allows itself to be intimidated by the USSR once, the USSR will become even more aggressive going forward

• if one nation can be convinced to abandon communism, others in the region will do so as well

Multiple Choice

Was the Korean War a victory for Containment?

• Yes, it stopped communism from spreading.

• Yes, Korea no longer exists.

• No, Korea is communist.

• No, Korea invaded China.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

• alliance based on the concept of collective security, joining the USA & most of Western Europe together

• international peace organization in which the USA and the Soviet Union are both highly important members

• alliance based on the concept of collective security, joining the Soviet Union and most of Eastern Europe together

• financial aid program in which the USA helped the North Atlantic Treaty members rebuild after WW2

Multiple Choice

What was the main purpose of the Iron Curtain established by the Soviet Union after World War II?

• To prevent Western influence in Eastern Europe

• To promote free trade between East and West

• To encourage democracy in Eastern Europe

• To unite all European countries under communism

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the Marshall Plan?

• the USA gave billions of dollars to Western European countries to help them rebuild after WW2

• the USA loaned billions of dollars to Germany to help them make their war reparations payments after WW2

• the USA initiated an airlift of supplies to the people of Berlin, Germany, so that they would not starve

• the USA escalated the nuclear arms race in order to intimidate the USSR and limit the spread of radicalism