AI 8 The Cold War

What were the two superpowers after World War II?

• a) Germany and France
• b) United States and Soviet Union
• c) Japan and Italy
• d) China and Great Britain

Why did the United States and the Soviet Union distrust each other?

• a) They spoke different languages
• b) They had different types of government
• c) They both lost World War II
• d) They fought against each other in the war

What type of government did the Soviet Union have?

• a) Democracy
• b) Communism
• c) Monarchy
• d) Republic

What was the Cold War?

• a) A direct war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
• b) A period of tension without direct fighting
• c) A war fought in the winter
• d) A battle in Antarctica

What was NATO?

• a) A military alliance led by the Soviet Union
• b) A peace treaty between Japan and the U.S.
• c) A group of countries that promised to protect each other
• d) A space exploration program

What was the Warsaw Pact?

• a) A treaty between the United States and China
• b) A military alliance led by the Soviet Union
• c) A plan to help rebuild Europe
• d) A peace agreement with Germany

What event made the Cold War more dangerous in 1949?

• a) The Berlin Wall was built
• b) The Soviet Union developed an atomic bomb
• c) The U.S. landed on the moon
• d) World War III began

What was one way the United States and Soviet Union competed during the Cold War?

• a) They had the same government
• b) They worked together on space exploration
• c) They built more nuclear weapons
• d) They traded goods with each other

Who was the U.S. president that met with Mikhail Gorbachev to reduce nuclear weapons?

• a) John F. Kennedy
• b) Franklin D. Roosevelt
• c) Ronald Reagan
• d) George Washington

What happened to the Soviet Union in 1991?

• a) It collapsed and ended the Cold War
• b) It won the arms race
• c) It became a democracy
• d) It formed NATO