The Cold War

What was the Cold War primarily a conflict between?

• Britain and France

• The Soviet Union and China

• The United States and Germany

• The United States and the Soviet Union

What did the victorious powers establish to avoid future conflicts after World War II?

• NATO

• The League of Nations

• The Warsaw Pact

• The United Nations

What were the two superpowers' main economic systems during the Cold War?

• Democracy and totalitarianism

• Feudalism and capitalism

• Free-market capitalism and centralized command economy

• Capitalism and socialism

Which event marked a significant increase in U.S. military spending during the Cold War?

• World War I

• The Gulf War

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Korean War

What was a major reason for decolonization movements after World War II?

• The establishment of the United Nations

• The rise of communism

• Economic depression in Europe

• The struggle for freedom and national sovereignty

How did the United States and the Soviet Union view the decolonization movements?

• As threats to world peace

• As opportunities in their struggle against each other

• As irrelevant to their interests

• As a chance to expand their own territories

What was the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale a part of?

• World War II

• The Vietnam War

• The Korean War

• The decolonization of Angola

Which two countries' military spending patterns are specifically mentioned as evidence of the Cold War confrontation?

• Britain and France

• The United States and the Soviet Union

• The Soviet Union and China

• The United States and Germany

What was a common theme in the struggles for independence in former colonies?

• The use of nationalism to create political communities

• The immediate establishment of democracies

• The rejection of all foreign aid

• The maintenance of colonial economic systems

What does the sudden collapse of Russian military spending in 1989 signify?

• The end of the Cold War

• A temporary economic crisis in Russia

• The start of the Cold War

• The beginning of World War II