Cold War (Remastered Edition) - Manny Man Does History

What were the two main ideological systems represented by the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

• Capitalism and Socialism

• Capitalism and Communism

• Democracy and Monarchy

• Fascism and Communism

What was the primary reason for the division of Germany after World War II?

• Economic differences

• Cultural differences

• Political tensions between the Soviet Union and Western Allies

• Geographical barriers

Which event marked the beginning of the nuclear arms race between the USA and the Soviet Union?

• The Korean War

• The development of nuclear weapons by both nations

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The launch of Sputnik

What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• A nuclear war between the USA and the Soviet Union

• The removal of missiles from Cuba and Turkey

• The construction of the Berlin Wall

• The signing of the SALT agreements

Which agreement aimed to reduce the number of nuclear weapons during the Cold War?

• The Warsaw Pact

• The SALT agreements

• The Marshall Plan

• The Truman Doctrine

What significant event in 1989 symbolized the end of the Cold War?

• The signing of the START One treaty

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

• The dissolution of the Soviet Union

• The end of the Vietnam War

What was the primary cause of economic stagnation in the Soviet Union during the 1980s?

• The war in Afghanistan

• The Korean War

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The arms race with the USA

Which leader introduced reforms to reorganize the Soviet Union in the 1980s?

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Yuri Andropov

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

What was the primary goal of the START One treaty signed by Gorbachev and Bush?

• To increase trade between the USA and the Soviet Union

• To decrease nuclear weapons

• To end the Vietnam War

• To establish the European Union

What was a major consequence of the dissolution of the Soviet Union?

• The reunification of Korea

• The end of communism worldwide

• The emergence of Russia as an oligarchy

• The rise of a new superpower