Cold War Policies and Events

The video explores the Cold War's political and economic impacts, focusing on US and Soviet influences in Europe. It discusses the formation of NATO, the World Bank, and the IMF, contrasting them with the Soviet Bloc's Warsaw Pact and planned economies. The video highlights the struggles within the Soviet Bloc, including revolts and reforms, leading to the Soviet Union's eventual collapse.

What was the primary purpose of NATO during the Cold War?

• To reduce tariffs between member nations

• To facilitate international currency exchange

• To provide a military defense pact against Soviet expansion

• To promote economic cooperation among Western nations

Which organization was created by the Soviet Union as a counterpart to NATO?

• The International Monetary Fund

• The Warsaw Pact

• The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance

• The World Trade Organization

What was a significant consequence of the Soviet planned economy model?

• Flourishing trade with Western Europe

• Economic stagnation and hardship in Soviet Bloc nations

• Increased independence of Soviet Bloc states

• Rapid economic growth in Soviet Bloc nations

How did the Soviet Union provide for its citizens under communism?

• Through international aid programs

• By offering high-quality private housing

• Through state-run services like housing and healthcare

• By allowing free market competition

What was one of the main roles of the Soviet secret police?

• To suppress dissent against the Communist Party

• To facilitate international trade

• To manage economic planning

• To promote Soviet art and culture

What was a key feature of Khrushchev's destalinization policy?

• Increased censorship of artists

• Stricter control over satellite states

• More freedom for artists and political prisoners

• Expansion of the secret police

What was the outcome of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956?

• Hungary gained independence from Soviet influence

• The revolution led to economic prosperity

• The revolution was crushed by Soviet troops

• Hungary joined NATO

What was a significant result of Gorbachev's policies of glasnost and perestroika?

• Strengthening of the Soviet Union

• Increased military intervention in the Soviet Bloc

• Collapse of the Soviet Union

• Expansion of Soviet influence in Eastern Europe

Which event marked the end of Soviet military intervention in the Soviet Bloc?

• The invasion of Czechoslovakia

• The Berlin Wall construction

• Gorbachev's announcement in 1989

• The Hungarian Revolution

What was a major factor in the peaceful revolutions of 1989?

• Economic prosperity in the Soviet Union

• Increased Soviet military presence

• Gorbachev's policy changes

• Support from the United Nations