Cold War and Global Politics: A Historical Overview

What year did Lenin take control and pull Russia out of World War I?

• 1945

• 1939

• 1924

• 1917

Which plan did Stalin implement to transform the USSR's economy?

• Great Leap Forward

• Five-Year Plans

• Marshall Plan

• New Deal

What was the primary purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

• To provide economic aid to Turkey and Greece

• To support the United Nations

• To prevent the spread of communism

• To establish military bases in Europe

What was the primary goal of the Marshall Plan?

• To spread communism in Europe

• To help rebuild war-torn European countries

• To increase American territory in Europe

• To overthrow Stalin

What led to the Berlin Airlift in 1948?

• NATO's invasion of East Berlin

• The signing of the Warsaw Pact

• Stalin's blockade of West Berlin

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

Which treaty was signed between the USSR and communist China?

• Sino-Soviet Treaty

• SALT I

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

Who was the leader of the USSR after Stalin's death?

• Vladimir Lenin

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Leon Trotsky

Which event marked the beginning of the space race?

• Launch of Sputnik

• Development of the H-bomb

• Moon landing

• Gagarin's orbit around the Earth

What was the immediate cause for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961?

• Stalin's orders

• East Berliners fleeing to the West

• NATO's threats

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

What did Kennedy propose to Khrushchev during the Checkpoint Charlie standoff?

• To hold a summit in Washington

• To dismantle the Berlin Wall

• To withdraw all tanks by an inch alternately

• To sign a peace treaty