Social 30-2 Chapter 8- The Cold War Quiz

What was the significance of the 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union?

• It was a friendly exhibition match.

• It was a demonstration of new hockey techniques.

• It was a symbolic battle of ideologies between democratic capitalism and communism.

• It was a tournament to determine the best hockey team in the world.

What was the common enemy that the United States and the Soviet Union put aside their differences to face during the Second World War?

• Japan

• Italy

• Nazi Germany

• China

What ideological conflict resumed between the United States and the Soviet Union after the Second World War?

• Capitalist liberal democracy vs. communism

• Monarchy vs. democracy

• Fascism vs. socialism

• Nationalism vs. globalism

What did Joseph Stalin predict in 1927 regarding world significance?

• Emergence of a single world government

• Emergence of two centers of world significance: a socialist center and a capitalist center

• The end of capitalism

• The rise of a new world religion

What was a major concern for the Allied leaders as the Second World War was ending?

• How to divide Africa among themselves

• The future of Europe and the territories occupied by Germany

• The development of nuclear weapons

• Establishing a global currency

Which leaders began discussing their visions of Europe after the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1943?

• Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Hirohito

• Harry Truman, Charles de Gaulle, and Mao Zedong

• Neville Chamberlain, Joseph Stalin, and Franklin Roosevelt

Who were the "Big Three" that met at the Yalta Conference?

• Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Emperor Hirohito

• Harry Hopkins, Robert Sherwood, and George Marshall

• Charles de Gaulle, Dwight Eisenhower, and Nikita Khrushchev

What was one of the agreements made at the Yalta Conference regarding Germany?

• Germany would be divided into four zones of occupation

• Germany would remain a unified nation

• Germany would be given control over Eastern Europe

• Germany would be allowed to keep its military

Who became the new American president during the Potsdam Conference?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Winston Churchill

• Harry S. Truman

• Joseph Stalin

Which leader continued as the Soviet Union's leader until his death in 1953?

• Winston Churchill

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Joseph Stalin

• Harry S. Truman