Unit 9 FA: Cold War

What event is commonly considered the beginning of the Cold War?

• The end of World War II in 1945

• The Berlin Blockade in 1948

• The Korean War in 1950

• The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962

What was the primary purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To rebuild European economies after World War II

• To establish military bases in Europe

• To promote communism in Western Europe

• To encourage European countries to trade with the Soviet Union

Which event marked the first time during the Cold War that the United States and the Soviet Union came close to nuclear conflict?

• The Berlin Crisis of 1961

• The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962

• The Korean War

• The Vietnam War

What was the main goal of the Soviet Union's policy of détente?

• To expand communist influence in Latin America

• To reduce tensions with the United States

• To increase military spending

• To support independence movements in Africa

Which event is considered the symbolic end of the Cold War?

• The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989

• The dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991

• The signing of the INF Treaty in 1987

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

During the Cold War, what was the main reason for the arms race between the US and the Soviet Union?

• Economic competition

• Ideological differences

• Territorial disputes

• Religious conflicts

What was the primary objective of the United States' policy of containment?

• To spread democracy worldwide

• To prevent the spread of communism

• To encourage free trade

• To build military bases around the world

Which of the following was a significant outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The US and the Soviet Union signed a peace treaty

• The US agreed to remove its missiles from Turkey

• The Soviet Union collapsed

• NATO was disbanded

What was the "Iron Curtain"?

• A physical barrier separating East and West Berlin

• A term used to describe the division between communist and non-communist countries

• A military alliance formed by the Soviet Union

• A series of fortifications along the US-Canada border

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War?

• Joseph Stalin

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Leonid Brezhnev