Using the map below, which statement best describes the Iron Curtain?

A political divide that separated Soviet controlled countries from Western Europe's democracies

A natural barrier that isolated Europe from Asia

A physical wall built to protect Asian countries from European countries

A trade route between the Mediterranean Sea and the Baltic Sea

During the Cold War, why were the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. reluctant to become involved in a direct military conflict with one another?

They were worried about the potential for global nuclear destruction

They were worried about losing allies

Neither side had enough money to fight one another

Neither side had enough weapons to fight one another

According to the timeline below, which is the correct order of events for the Cold War?

Korean War --> Cuban Missile Crisis --> Vietnam War --> End of the Cold War

Vietnam War --> Cuban Missile Crisis --> Iron Curtain Speech --> Korean War

Iron Curtain Speech --> Vietnam War --> Korean War --> End of the Cold War

Yalta Conference --> Korean War --> Glasnost & Perestroika --> Vietnam War

Based on the timeline below, the creation of NASA was most likely an American response to which event?

The Soviets sending the first satellite into Space

The Soviets sending the first man into space

The Soviets landing the first lunar probe on the moon

The creation of the international space station

According to the reading, why did the East German government build the Berlin Wall?

To stop people from East Berlin from moving to West Berlin

To stop people from West Berlin from moving to East Berlin

To make a symbol of communism in Germany

To protect East Germany from attack

Based on the reading, why did Gorbachev introduce his economic policy of perestroika in the Soviet Union?

He hoped reducing the government's control over the economy would revitalize the stagnant Soviet economy

He hoped more central control over the government would revitalize the stagnant Soviet economy

He hoped more central control over the government would stop inflation in the Soviet Union

He hoped reducing the governments control over the economy would stop inflation in the Soviet Union

Based on the reading, how did Gorbachev's policy of glasnost help bring about the end of the Soviet Union?

It allowed for greater freedom of expression, which allowed Soviet citizens to challenge the government and reduce the power of the Communist Party

It led to the rise of privately owned industries, which directly challenged the communist economic policy

It led to the rise of privately owned industries, which led to Soviet citizens demanding more consumer goods

It allowed for greater freedom of expression, which led to the rise of more information for Soviet citizens

Based on the reading, what was the significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989?

It marked the symbolic end of the Cold War

It allowed for East German citizens to enter West Berlin for the first time in 10 years

Nuclear weapons were no longer needed as a deterrent in West Germany

The Soviet government now agreed on negotiations with the East German government

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Cold War Test

Name (Nombre)

A system where a country’s economy is controlled by private ownership of trade and production

A system where a country’s economy is controlled by the government

A political and economic system where the wealth of a country is shared equally by the citizens

An imaginary line that separated the communist countries of Eastern Europe from the capitalist countries of Western Europe

An alliance between the Soviet Union and its communist allies

An alliance between the USA and its capitalist allies

A policy by the U.S. that stated communism needed to be contained and not allowed to spread to new countries

A war when a major country supports a smaller country but does not directly fight

A competition between the USA and the USSR to see who could be the first country to go into space. It symbolized who had the best technology and the smartest citizens

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