The Cold War (1945-1991)

During the Cold War Era (1945-1990), the United States and the Soviet Union were reluctant to become involved in direct military action, mainly because of:

• The potential for nuclear destruction

• Increase tension in the Middle East

• Pressure from nonaligned nations

• The peacekeeping role of the United Nations

Between 1957-1962, points of maximum tension between the United States and the Soviet Union centered on:

• Berlin and the Middle East

• Eastern Europe and Cuba

• Greece and Turkey

• Berlin and Cuba

How did the Cold War affect the United Nations?

Where is New Rome in A Canticle for Leibowitz?

• United Nations

• long distance east of the Abbey

• Berlin

• Utah desert

The Soviet union's reaction to the 1968 revolt in Czechoslovakia was to...

Which was a major reason for the success of Soviet domination in Eastern Europe after World War II?

• They made peace

• They gained political control

• They had forces in Eastern Europe

• Their ideas of communism were accepted

The expansion of communism into Eastern Europe was a direct result of...

United States involvement in the Vietnam War and Soviet Union's involvement in Afghanistan were motivated mainly by a desire to:

• Grow Their Religion

• Money

• To prove how strong they are

• Support governments

During the Cold War Era , many Asian and African nations followed a policy of nonalignment because they:

• Financial gain

• To receive from the Soviet Union and the United States

• Government will grow

From the perspective of the North Vietnamese, the war in Vietnam in the 1960's was a battle between...