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Cold War #1

Authored by Christopher Vondruska

History

9th - 10th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Cold War between the US and the USSR begin?

Each superpower formed a European military alliance of the nations it had occupied or protected during World War II
The Soviet Union developed nuclear weapons that were superior to those of the United States
The United States built a "Star Wars" defense system because the Soviet Union Invaded Afghanistan
The two superpowers went to war over Cuba in a conflict known as the Bay of Pigs

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Cold War end?

The Soviet Union collapsed 
The Berlin Wall fell
The soviet republicans adopted comminism
The superpowers signed a treaty

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the level of U.S. involvement in the Korean War of the early 1950's?

The U.S. was not involved
The U.S. was involved only in providing financial aid to South Korea
The U.S. sent troops as a part of the a UN force consisting of 15 nations
The U.S. was the only nation to commit troops in support of South Korea

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following outcomes might support the domino theory?

Korea remained politically and economically divided
China restricted political liberties while allowing economic freedom
After communism collapsed in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe became democratic
Cambodia and Laos ended up with communist governments dominated by Vietnam

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the 1990's, under the leadership of Boris Yeltsin, Russia attempted to become

a democracy with a market economy
a dictatorship with a command economy
an autocracy practicing mercantilism
an oligarchy based on serfdom

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What caused the US to boycott the 1980 Moscow Olympics?

Gorbachev's election as Soviet Union president
The fall of the Berlin Wall
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
The fear the Olympians would be exposed to communism

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of detente?

To ensure that Cuba did not turn into a communist country
To develop more ICBM's
To find out which country is the strongest in the cold war
To encourage more diplomatic discussions and ease tentions

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