A Features and causes of the Cold War

Which of the following was not a form of confrontation between the Communist Bloc and the Capitalist Bloc during the Cold War?

• Space race

• Arms race

• Intervention in regional conflicts

• Direct war

Which of the following was not a cause of the Cold War?

• Both the United States and the Soviet Union wanted to dominate world affairs.

• Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe in the post-WWII period worsened the relations between the Soviet Union and the West.

• Communist America and capitalist Soviet Union had destructed each other for a long period of time.

• The United States intended to stop the spread of communism in the world.

Which of the following was not a reason for US-Soviet conflicts during the Cold War?

• Differences in ideology between the United States and the Soviet Union.

• Both the United States and the Soviet Union wanted to protect their own interests by all means.

• The United States and the Soviet Union had suspected each other before the Second World War.

• Both the United States and the Soviet Union wanted to defeat each other by nuclear weapons.

The term ‘Cold War’ refers to the tension between the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (10) bloc and the communist bloc.

(a)  

In 1946, a civil war broke out in _ _ _ _ _ _ (6) . The Cold War started.

(a)  

Answer explanation

True or False ?

" At the later stage of the Second World War, the Soviet Union started to establish pro-Soviet governments in Western Europe."

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Answer explanation

At the later stage of the Second World War, the Soviet Union started to establish pro-Soviet governments in Eastern Europe.

True or False ?

" The Second World War weakened Britain and France. The United States and Japan became two superpowers after the war."

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Answer explanation

The Second World War weakened Britain and France. The United States and the Soviet Union became two superpowers after the war.

True or False ?

" During the Cold War, US-Soviet relations were tense. Their hostility brought the world to the brink of war several times, but there was no direct war between them."

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Answer explanation

brink of war = 戰爭邊緣