The Cold War: Key Events and Ideologies

What was the main ideological conflict of the Cold War?

• Democracy vs. Monarchy

• Capitalism vs. Communism

• Nationalism vs. Globalism

• Imperialism vs. Colonialism

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To rebuild European economies

• To establish NATO

• To start the United Nations

• To spread communism in Europe

What led to the end of the Berlin Blockade?

• The Berlin Airlift

• A peace treaty

• A military invasion

• Economic sanctions

Which event marked the first major conflict of the Cold War?

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Berlin Blockade

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

• Victory for North Korea

• Victory for South Korea

• Stalemate with no clear victor

• Unification of Korea

Who was the U.S. President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Richard Nixon

What was the main result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Nuclear missiles were removed from Cuba

• The Soviet Union collapsed

• The U.S. invaded Cuba

• Cuba became a U.S. territory

What was the Strategic Defense Initiative?

• An economic sanction plan

• A nuclear disarmament agreement

• A peace treaty

• A missile defense system

Which Soviet leader introduced Perestroika and Glasnost?

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Vladimir Putin

What event marked the definitive end of the Cold War?

• The end of the Vietnam War

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

• The dissolution of the Soviet Union

• The signing of the INF Treaty