8.3 Exit Ticket

Explain what NATO is

Which of the following countries was NOT a part of the Warsaw Pact?

• Spain

• East Germany

• Poland

• Hungary

What was the main purpose of the military alliances formed during the Cold War?

• Scientific research

• Mutual defense

• Cultural exchange

• Economic cooperation

In what year did the Soviet Union first successfully test an atomic bomb?

• 1962

• 1953

• 1945

• 1949

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis a direct response to?

• NATO expansion

• Soviet missiles in Cuba

• The Bay of Pigs Invasion

• US missiles in Turkey

Which treaty aimed to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons?

• Geneva Accords

• Treaty of Versailles

• Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

• Treaty of Brussels

What was a proxy war?

• A direct conflict between superpowers

• A local conflict influenced by superpowers

• A war fought only by proxies

• A war over proxy servers

Which war is considered the first proxy war of the Cold War?

• Contra War in Nicaragua

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

• Angolan Civil War

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

• Victory for the United Nations

• Unification under the South

• Unification under the North

• Stalemate with a ceasefire

Which country did NOT directly participate in the Angolan Civil War?

• United States

• Soviet Union

• South Africa

• China