US History - The Cold War Explained Video Worksheet

What marked the beginning of the Cold War?

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The division of Europe into two camps

• The end of the Korean War

• The construction of the Berlin Wall

Which two countries were the main superpowers during the Cold War?

• France and Germany

• The United States and the Soviet Union

• China and Japan

• Britain and Italy

What was the ideological battle during the Cold War primarily about?

• Fascism vs. Socialism

• Communism vs. Capitalism

• Monarchy vs. Democracy

• Colonialism vs. Independence

What was the Truman Doctrine aimed at?

• Improving the US economy

• Promoting peace in the Middle East

• Containing the Soviet Union

• Supporting the United Nations

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To encourage European countries to adopt communism

• To establish the European Union

• To provide military aid to allies

• To rebuild European economies and prevent the spread of communism

What event in 1962 brought the world close to nuclear war?

• The Bay of Pigs Invasion

• The Korean War

• The Vietnam War

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

Who was the Soviet leader that introduced Perestroika and Glasnost?

• Joseph Stalin

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Leonid Brezhnev

What was the Strategic Defense Initiative, also known as 'Star Wars'?

• A plan to establish a military base on the moon

• A science fiction movie series

• A strategy to increase the number of nuclear weapons

• A missile defense system

What led to the fall of the Berlin Wall?

• A military coup

• A natural disaster

• Democratic revolutions in Eastern Europe

• Economic sanctions from the West

When did the Soviet Union officially dissolve, marking the end of the Cold War?

• 1991

• 1995

• 1989

• 2000