Unit 7.7 Characteristics of the Cold War

What term is used to describe the policy aimed at reversing the political repression and cult of personality of Joseph Stalin?

• Perestroika

• Glasnost

• De-Stalinization

• Detente

Which term refers to the geopolitical tension and conflict that arose between the Soviet Union and the Western Bloc after World War II?

• Cold War

• Berlin War

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

What term describes the practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the brink of disaster, typically in politics or international relations?

• Diplomacy

• Brinkmanship

• Realpolitik

• Isolationism

What was the name of the first artificial Earth satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957?

• Apollo

• Voyager

• Sputnik

• Hubble

Who were some of the major leaders during the Cold War?

• Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin

• John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev, Mao Zedong

• Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Hirohito

• Nelson Mandela, Margaret Thatcher, Mikhail Gorbachev

Which event was a major part of the Cold War?

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Battle of Waterloo

• The Fall of the Berlin Wall

What is the main focus of the chapter titled "12.2 Cold War Leaders and Events"?

• The American Civil War

• World War II

• The Cold War

• The Industrial Revolution

Who became the leader of the Soviet Union after Joseph Stalin's death in 1953?

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Vladimir Lenin

What policy did Nikita Khrushchev implement to reform the Soviet Union?

• Glasnost

• Perestroika

• De-Stalinization

• New Economic Policy

What was the initial perception of Khrushchev's approach to the Cold War before tensions increased?

• He was expected to escalate the Cold War immediately

• He seemed likely to help calm down the Cold War

• He was indifferent to the Cold War

• He planned to end the Cold War unilaterally