Cold War Prep Terms 2025

What is the term for radioactive particles released into the atmosphere after a nuclear explosion?

• Fallout

• Detonation

• Contamination

• Escalation

Geopolitical refers to the interplay of political and _______ factors.

• Economic

• Geographical

• Social

• Cultural

The practice of using spies to obtain secret information is known as:

• Espionage

• Confrontation

• Antagonism

• Dissolution

A ring-shaped coral reef that encloses a lagoon is called:

• Atoll

• Island

• Peninsula

• Archipelago

Repercussions are the _______ of an action or event.

• Causes

• Consequences

• Beginnings

• Solutions

To explode or cause to explode is to:

• Detonate

• Dissolve

• Escalate

• Antagonize

The process of making something impure by introducing a harmful substance is called:

• Contamination

• Escalation

• Detonation

• Repercussion

To reach a climax or highest point is to:

• Culminate

• Dissolve

• Antagonize

• Detonate

What Soviet leader helped bring an end to the Cold War?

• Joseph Stalin
• Mikhail Gorbachev
• Ronald Reagan
• Pol Pot

A tradition or belief passed from one generation to the next is a:

• Legacy

• Repercussion

• Detonation

• Escalation