Cold War Quiz

What was the primary goal of the Glasnost policy?

• To reduce nuclear arms

• To expand Soviet territory

• To promote openness and transparency in government

• To increase military spending

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

• To expand Soviet influence in Asia

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  To prevent the spread of communism

• To promote nuclear disarmament

• To establish a global free trade system

What was the primary role of the KGB during the Cold War?

• To manage Soviet economic policies

• To oversee Soviet space missions

• To negotiate international treaties

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  To conduct espionage and intelligence operations

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

• To prevent the spread of communism to Western Europe

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  To serve as a symbol of Soviet power

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  To stop the mass emigration from East Berlin to West Berlin

• To protect East Berlin from Western military attacks

Which foreign policy promised to aid countries resisting Communist takeover?

• Truman Doctrine

• Domino Theory

• Marshall Plan

• Open Door Policy

What was the Eastern Bloc?

• A group of communist countries in Eastern Europe under Soviet influence

• A military alliance between Western countries

• A trade agreement between Asian nations

• A peace treaty between the US and the USSR

What was détente?

• A military conflict in Southeast Asia

• A US economic policy

• A period of improved relations between the US and the Soviet Union

• • A Soviet space program