Soviet-Afghan War

The Cold War was a conflict between what two countries?

• The United States and France
• The United States and Germany
• Japan and Italy
• The United States and the Soviet Union

What year did the Soviet-Afghan War start?

• 1965

• 1979

• 1955

• 2015

What was the main reason the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979?

• To support the existing communist government

• To gain access to oil resources

• To start a direct war with the United States

• To spread communism to China

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

What is the name of the group that the United States supported in the Soviet-Afghan war?

• ISIS
• Al-Qaeda
• Mujahideen
• Taliban

What role did the Mujahideen play in the Soviet-Afghan War?

• They supported the Soviet forces

• They fought against the Soviet invasion

• They acted as peacekeepers

• They provided economic aid to Afghanistan

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

How did the United States support the Mujahideen during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan?

• Weapons, military training, and funding

• By imposing economic sanctions on Afghanistan
• Through Operation Thunderstorm
• By providing military aid to the Soviet Union

What was the outcome of the Soviet-Afghan War?

• Continued occupation of Afghanistan by Soviet forces
• Withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan
• Peace treaty between Soviet Union and Afghanistan
• Soviet annexation of Afghanistan

Which weapon was instrumental in helping the Mujahideen counter Soviet air attacks?

• Stinger missile
• Tank
• Grenade launcher
• Rocket launcher

The Soviet-Afghan war ended the period of "cooling off" tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union. This "cooling off" was also known as...

• Cold War
• Détente
• Freeze
• Thaw

True of False: The Soviet Union's attempt to establish communism in Afghanistan was a failure.

• True

• False