8.1 -- Context for the COLD WAR & DECOLONIZATION

What does a 'cold war' generally describe?

• A period of intense economic competition between two states

• A state of hostility characterized by ideological struggle rather than open warfare

• A state of open warfare between two states

• A diplomatic agreement to cease hostilities

Which two states were primarily involved in the Cold War?

• United States and Soviet Union

• Germany and Japan

• United States and China

• Britain and France

What major event transformed global politics for about four decades after World War II?

• The Great Depression

• The Cold War

• Decolonization

• The Space Race

What was a significant result of the US's post-war prosperity?

• The beginning of the Cold War

• The start of the Great Depression

• The ability to help pay for the rebuilding of Western European nations

• The development of the atomic bomb

Which plan did the US use to aid economic recovery in war-torn nations?

• The Roosevelt Plan

• The Marshall Plan

• The Wilson Plan

• The Truman Doctrine

What was a defining characteristic of the Cold War?

• The establishment of the United Nations

• Economic sanctions

• An arms race between superpowers

• The signing of peace treaties

What created the conditions for decolonization?

• The two World Wars

• The Cold War

• The Great Depression

• The Space Race

What was the hope of many colonial troops fighting in World War I?

• To migrate to the imperial countries

• To gain economic benefits

• To gain independence or a greater degree of self-rule

• To establish their own colonies

What was the mandate system?

• An economic policy for post-war recovery

• A system to provide financial aid to war-torn countries

• A hierarchical system of colonial rule based on self-rule ability

• A military strategy used during World War II

What was a major difference in the aftermath of World War II that contributed to decolonization?

• Imperial states had the resources to maintain their colonies

• The United Nations mandated immediate independence for all colonies

• Imperial states had almost no resources to resist anti-imperial movements

• Colonial troops refused to fight for their imperial parents