COLD WAR - INTRODUCTION

How is the Cold War characterized in relation to the direct conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• It was a direct military confrontation

• It was a cold conflict, meaning no direct blows were exchanged

• It was a warm conflict, meaning there were occasional direct blows

• It was a hot conflict, meaning it was a constant direct confrontation

Who was the instigator of the Cold War according to the video transcript?

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Winston Churchill

• Harry Truman

• Josef Stalin

Which strategy did Stalin use to wage the Cold War?

• Direct military confrontation

• Use of proxies and disinformation

• Diplomatic negotiations

• Economic sanctions

What did Winston Churchill mean by 'an iron curtain has descended across the continent'?

• The Soviet Union had physically divided Europe

• The Soviet Union had gained control over Eastern Europe

• The Soviet Union had lost control over Eastern Europe

• The Soviet Union had established diplomatic relations with Eastern Europe

What was the Truman Doctrine?

• A policy to allow further expansion of the communist empire

• A policy to prevent any further expansion of the communist empire

• A policy to encourage the expansion of the capitalist empire

• A policy to prevent any further expansion of the capitalist empire

What were the Soviets' intentions as stated by Nikita Khrushchev in 1956?

• 'We will join you!'

• 'We will bury you!'

• 'We will fight you!'

• 'We will negotiate with you!'

What was the main goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

• To become a democratic country

• To dominate the globe and make Communism the preeminent ideology

• To gain the Kremlin's trust

• To beat the US in a head-to-head confrontation

Who were the key figures that led to the end of the Cold War?

• Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Harry Truman

• Josef Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev, and George Kennan

• Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Pope John Paul II

• Paul Johnson, Margaret Thatcher, and Pope John Paul II

How was the Soviet Union described at the close of the 1980s?

• A rising giant

• An invincible giant

• A bewildered giant

• A dominant giant

According to the video transcript, in what ways did communism fail?

• Economically, politically, and morally

• Socially, economically, and culturally

• Politically, socially, and morally

• Economically, culturally, and socially