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COLD WAR - INTRODUCTION

Authored by Priscila Llerena

English

12th Grade

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COLD WAR - INTRODUCTION
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Franklin Roosevelt

Winston Churchill

Harry Truman

Josef Stalin

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CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which strategy did Stalin use to wage the Cold War?

Direct military confrontation

Use of proxies and disinformation

Diplomatic negotiations

Economic sanctions

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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CCSS.RL.8.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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!'

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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