The Cold War: Multiple Choice Review #1

 Which organization includes this statement in its charter?

• Warsaw Pact

• United Nations

• Organization of American States

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

This document was most likely written during which historical period?

• French Revolution

• Cold War

• The Enlightenment

• Russian Revolution

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

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

• Cooperation between nations is a risk to those who participate.

• Alliances can provide more security and strength than isolation.

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

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

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

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

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

• Military technology is making the world a smaller place.

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

• Creation of the first machine gun

• Collapse of the Soviet Union

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

• The first moon landing

What event does this image depict?

• The end of WWII

• The Berlin Airlift

• The end of the Vietnam War

• The Fall of the Berlin Wall

Which of the following was an effect of the event depicted in this cartoon?

• Fascist leaders gained power in southern Europe

• The Berlin Airlift supplied goods to people living in West Berlin

• Western European countries turned away from capitalist economies

• Increased political freedom and economic choices in Eastern Europe

The term glasnost means...

• Openness

• Closedness

• Reform

• Restriction

The term perestroika means...

• Openness

• Closedness

• Rebuilding or Reorganizing

• Staying the Same

Who is this man?

• Ronald Reagan

• Nixon

• John F. Kennedy

• Mikhail Gorbachev