Unit 5 (#6) Cold War Test

Base your answers to question on the map and on your knowledge of social studies.

 In 1968, the areas labeled Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Ukrainian SSR referred to

• satellite States of the Soviet Union

• members of the Central Powers

• independent nations of Eastern Europe

• members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

Base your answers to question on the map and on your knowledge of social studies.

 In 1968, the area east of the bold black boundary included members of the

• Triple Alliance

• Warsaw Pact

• European Union (EU)

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Base your answer to question on the statement and on your knowledge of social studies.

Which organization includes this statement in its charter?

• Warsaw Pact

• United Nations

• Organization of American States

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Base your answer to question on the statement and on your knowledge of social studies.

 This document was most likely written during which historical period?

• French Revolution

• Cold War

• the Enlightenment

•  Russian Revolution

Base your answer to question on the statement and on your knowledge of social studies.

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

Base your answer to question on the map and on your knowledge of social studies.

Which claim is best supported by the image?

• Most Southeast Asian countries were part of the Warsaw Pact.

• Most Western European countries were part of NATO.

• South Africa was a part of NATO.

• Many African countries were non-aligned.

Base your answer to question on the map and on your knowledge of social studies.

The organizations represented on the map were formed as a direct result of

•  a need to improve the economy of Europe by limiting trade restrictions 

•  environmental concerns that resulted from rapid industrialization 

• conflicts caused by the Cold War 

• the collapse of the Soviet Union

Base your answers to question on the cartoon and on your knowledge of social studies.

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

• Rapid increase 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.

Base your answers to question on the cartoon and on your knowledge of social studies.

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

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

• Creation of the first machine gun

• The first moon landing

• Collapse of the Soviet Union

Base your answers to question on the timeline and on your knowledge of social studies.

Which foreign policy action best explains the United States response to Cold War situations?

• repeated reliance on appeasement

• consistent attempts to bring about détente

• a continuing pursuit of nonalignment

• a long-term commitment to containment