Cold War

What two countries were most involved in the Arms Race during the Cold War?

• France and Germany

• Cuba and the United Kingdom

• The United States and Soviet Union

• Japan and China

The military alliance that was formed after WWII between the U.S. Canada and 10 western European nations to stop the spread of communism was called

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• Truman Pact

• Munich Pact

• League of Nations

What is the name of the military alliance the Soviet Union made with 7 other nations in 1955?

• Allied Pact

• Warsaw Pact

• Non-Aggression Pact

• Stalin Pact

On June 24, 1948, the Soviet Union blockaded West Berlin from the rest of West Germany. How did the United States and the western Europeans respond?

• They drove unarmed truck convoys to the city.

• They fired missiles into the territory of the Soviet Union.

• They airlifted food and other supplies to the city.

• They left the city, allowing it to join East Germany.

Base your answers to the following question on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.

. . . I mention all these details, which I remember so clearly, in order [to] give a sense of the shock that we suffered when The Wall came upon us one night. There we were in Berlin, at the crossroads between East and West, at the juncture of two fundamentally different cultures, and suddenly we were locked up like canaries in a cage.... — Jens Reich, “Reflections on becoming an East German dissident, on losing the Wall and a country,” in Gwyn Prins, ed., Spring in Winter: The 1989 Revolutions

Which historical event is directly reflected in this passage?

• building of a barrier between East and West Berlin

• formation of the Warsaw Pact

• occupation of Germany

• Berlin Airlift

The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1963 and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1968 were signed with the

• the goal of reducing the greenhouse

• effect increasing nuclear weapons in undeveloped countries

• limiting nuclear weapons

• disarming all nuclear weapons

Read the statement to answer the following question.

“...The Nazi holocaust, which engulfed millions of Jews in Europe, proved anew the urgency of the re-establishment of the Jewish state, which would solve the problem of Jewish homelessness by opening the gates to all Jews and lifting the Jewish people to equality in the family of nations…”

This statement is referring to the establishment of which nation?

• Jordan

• Poland

• Israel

• Ethiopia

What happened after Israel declared its independence on May 14, 1948?

• Israel became a major trading partner with its neighbors.

• Arab countries invaded Israel, and the first Arab-Israeli War began.

• Israel became the dominant political power in the Middle East.

• Arabs moved to Israel to participate in the creation of the new government.

Led by Yasir Arafat, this organization fought for the destruction of Israel through guerilla warfare including, bombings and airplane hijackings.

• PLO

• NLF

• ANC

• IRA

After World War II, the conflict between Hindus and Muslims in India resulted in

• the creation of the Muslim state of Pakistan

• near genocide of the Hindu

• population forced removal of most Hindus from northern and western India

• The decision of Mohandas Gandhi to seek election as Prime Minister of India