History Part 2

1. Which European country was reunified after being split into two separate countries during the Cold War?

• Russia

• United Kingdom

• France

• Germany

2. Why was Germany divided into four occupation zones after World War II?

• to keep Germany from becoming an international threat

• to divide Germany's exports among the Allied countries

• to divide Germany's religious groups into their own sections

• to end Germany's acid rain problem

3. The Berlin Wall was built in this country in 1961:

• Soviet Union

• East Germany

• West Germany

• United States

4. What contributed to the reunification of Germany?

• The effect of the War on Terror on global politics.

• The increasing strength of the European Union.

• The weakening of Soviet control over Eastern Europe.

• China emerging as the next global superpower.

5. True or False: The Soviet Union collapsed and split into 15 republics in 1991.

• True

• False

6. In Europe, the imaginary dividing line between the Communist East and Democratic West is known as the:

• Iron Curtain

• Berlin Wall

• Equator

• German Reunification

7. What type of political system did the Soviet Union have during the Cold War?

• Communist

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• Absolute Monarchy

8. The time of tension without direct warfare from 1945 to 1991 was called:

• World War II

• the Cold War

• World War I

• the Persian Gulf War

9. After World War II, which two superpowers engaged in the Cold War?

• Soviet Union and Germany

• United States and Germany

• United States and Soviet Union

• France and Germany

10. Countries in which region fell under the influence of the Communist Soviet Union after World War II?

• Western Europe

• Northern Europe

• Southern Europe

• Eastern Europe