Cold War - Basic Info

It was true about the COLD WAR...

• The USA and Russia competed for power

• The US and the USSR rivaled each other

• The US and the USSR were superpowers

• The USSR and Europe competed against each other

The Cold War started right after the end of World War 2, in 1939

• TRUE

• FALSE, it was 1945

• FALSE, it was 1929

The Cold War ended with the fall of the USSR in 1981.

• TRUE

• FALSE, it ended in 1991.

• FALSE, it ended before 1981

• FALSE, it ended with the fall of communist China

The Cold War lasted more than 4 decades.

• FALSE

• TRUE

• NOT SURE

Why was it called the "Cold War"? Because....

• this tension and competition lasted a long time

• the major battles where in cold locations

• there was never a direct war between the competing nations - USSR and US

It is TRUE about PROXY WARS of the Cold war...

• Direct wars between the competing powers

• Wars fought by smaller countries, but supported by the US and the USSR

• Served as a way for the superpowers to indirectly compete for territory

Which one was NOT a proxy war of the Cold War...?

• Soviet war in Afghanistan in the 1970s

• Vietnam war in the 1960s

• Korean wars in the 1950s

• Cuban revolution

In what areas did the US and the USRR rivaled each other during the Cold War?

• Arms and nuclear race

• Space race

• Sports like during the Olympic games

• propaganda