UNIT 5 COLD WAR MP

1. In 1968, the area east of the bold black boundary included members of the

• (1) Triple Alliance

• (2) Warsaw Pact

• (3) European Union (EU)

• (4) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

2. In 1968, the areas labeled Estonian SSR, Belorussian SSR, and Moldavian SSR referred to

• (1) republics that were part of the Soviet Union

• (2) members of the Central Powers

• (3) independent nations of Eastern Europe

• (4) members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

Base your answers to questions 3-5 on the statement below and on your knowledge of social studies.

. . . The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defense . . . will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the . . . area. . . .

3. Which organization includes this statement in its charter?

• (1) Warsaw Pact

• (2) United Nations

• (3) Organization of American States

• (4) North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Base your answers to questions 3-5 on the statement below and on your knowledge of social studies.

. . . The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defense . . . will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the . . . area. . . .

4. This document was most likely written during which historical period?

• (1) French Revolution

• (2) Cold War

• (3) the Enlightenment

• (4) Russian Revolution

Base your answers to questions 3-5 on the statement below and on your knowledge of social studies.

. . . The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defense . . . will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the . . . area. . . .

5. Which of the following claims is supported by the document above?

• (1) A Command economy is more efficient than a free market economy.

• (2) Cooperation between nations is a risk and responsibility to those who participate.

• (3) Alliances can provide more security and strength than isolation.

• (4) Imperialism is a thing of the past that does not affect the 21st century.

6. Which claim is best supported by the image?

• (1) Most Southeast Asian countries were part of the Warsaw Pact.

• (2) Most Western European countries were part of NATO.

• (3) South Africa was a part of NATO.

• (4) Many African countries were non-aligned.

7. The organizations represented on the map were formed as a direct result of

• (1) a need to improve the economy of Europe by limiting trade restrictions

• (2) environmental concerns that resulted from rapid industrialization

• (3) conflicts caused by the Cold War

• (4) the collapse of the Soviet Union

8. Based on this cartoon, which statement best describes the author’s point of view?

• (1) Proliferation of military weapons could destroy the world.

• (2) The world's population is growing faster than its food supply.

• (3) The land masses of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres are shifting.

• (4) Military technology is making the world a smaller place.

9. Which turning point led to the situation depicted in the cartoon starting in the second half of the 20th century?

• (1) Dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan at the end of World War II

• (2) Creation of the first machine gun

• (3) The first moon landing

• (4) Collapse of the Soviet Union

10. Which event is shown in this cartoon?

• (1) Parisians attacking the Bastille prison and starting the French Revolution

• (2) Allied soldiers tearing down walls in concentration camps after World War II

• (3) Germans destroying the Berlin Wall symbolizing the collapse of communism in Europe

• (4) Koreans breaking through the Great Wall of China