Understanding the Cold War

What was the primary purpose of the Berlin Wall during the Cold War?

• To separate East and West Germany

• To prevent East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin

• To protect Berlin from foreign invasions

• To serve as a tourist attraction

Which two superpowers were primarily involved in the Cold War?

• United States and China

• United States and Soviet Union

• United Kingdom and Soviet Union

• France and Germany

What was the main goal of the United States' policy of containment during the Cold War?

• To spread democracy worldwide

• To prevent the spread of communism

• To increase trade with Europe

• To build more nuclear weapons

Which event is considered the closest the world came to nuclear war during the Cold War?

• The Korean War

• The Vietnam War

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Berlin Airlift

What was the Marshall Plan?

• A military alliance between Western countries

• A plan to rebuild Europe after World War II

• A strategy to invade the Soviet Union

• A treaty to end the Cold War

Which organization was created by Western countries as a military alliance during the Cold War?

• Warsaw Pact

• United Nations

• NATO

• SEATO

What was the significance of the Space Race during the Cold War?

• It was a competition to build the largest army

• It was a race to explore the deepest parts of the ocean

• It was a competition for technological and ideological superiority

• It was a race to colonize new territories

Which doctrine stated that the United States would support free peoples resisting subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures?

• Monroe Doctrine

• Truman Doctrine

• Eisenhower Doctrine

• Nixon Doctrine

What was the primary reason for the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War?

• To support French colonial interests

• To stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia

• To gain control of Vietnam's natural resources

• To establish a military base in Asia

Which leader is associated with the policy of "glasnost" and "perestroika" in the Soviet Union?

• Joseph Stalin

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Boris Yeltsin