Unit 11 and Unit 12 The Cold War Quiz

What were the conflicting ideologies of the United States and the Soviet Union?

• Democracy versus communism.

• Capitalism versus socialism.

• Individual freedoms versus collective ownership.

• All of the above.

What was the main purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

• To stop the spread of communism

• To rebuild Europe after the war

• To improve relations between superpowers

• To limit the spread of nuclear weapons

What does Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) refer to?

• The possibility of complete destruction in a nuclear war

• The separation between communist and capitalist countries in Europe

• The defense agreement between NATO and the Soviet Union

• The time when relations between the superpowers improved

What is the main idea of The Cold War?

• The Cold War was a period of tension and conflict between powerful countries with different beliefs.

• The United States and the Soviet Union were the most powerful nations in the world after World War II.

• The Berlin Wall represented the separation between communism and capitalism during the Cold War.

• The Cuban Missile Crisis almost caused a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union.

The American strategy under détente was to

• increase tensions with the Soviet Union and China through military actions

• form an alliance with the Soviet Union and China against other countries

• ignore the Soviet Union and China and focus on domestic issues

• reduce tensions with the Soviet Union and China through diplomacy and negotiation

Why did the United States establish diplomatic relations with China in the 1970s?

• To counter the influence of the Soviet Union and to open up trade opportunities

• To form a military alliance with China against other Asian countries

After the Soviet Union split up and communism was defeated in Eastern Europe, China accelerated its embrace of

• feudalism

• communism

• socialism

• capitalism

In the 1991 Gulf War, the goal of the U.S.-led coalition was to

• support Iraqi occupation of Kuwait

• establish a permanent military base in Kuwait

• annex Kuwait as a U.S. territory

• liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation

U.S.-led forces invaded Iraq in 2002 partly because President George W. Bush believed that Saddam Hussein

• was a close ally of the United States

• had weapons of mass destruction and posed a threat to the United States and its allies

• was a peaceful leader who posed no threat to anyone

• was actively working towards global peace and stability

The United States helped to end apartheid in South Africa by

• Ignoring the situation and not taking any action

• Supporting the apartheid regime

• Imposing economic sanctions and pressuring the South African government

• Sending military aid to the South African government