Cold War Policies and Events

The video explores the Cold War, highlighting its proxy wars, espionage, and ideological battles. Key events include the Korean War, the space race, the Berlin Wall, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Vietnam War and CIA interventions in Chile are discussed, along with the concept of détente and the eventual dissolution of the USSR.

What was the primary nature of the Cold War?

• Cultural exchanges

• Proxy wars and espionage

• Economic competition

• Direct battlefield engagements

Which theory suggested that if one country fell to communism, others would follow?

• Domino theory

• Mutual assured destruction theory

• Balance of power theory

• Containment theory

What was a significant outcome of the space race for the United States?

• Launching the first satellite

• Landing the first human on the moon

• Sending the first animal to space

• Building the first space station

What was the Berlin Wall primarily built to do?

• Prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West

• Unite East and West Berlin

• Serve as a tourist attraction

• Mark the boundary of Soviet territory

What event brought the world to the brink of nuclear war during the Cold War?

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Korean War

• The Vietnam War

• The Berlin Airlift

What was the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• A diplomatic meeting between the US and Cuba

• A failed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro

• A Soviet invasion of Cuba

• A successful US military operation in Cuba

What was the Gulf of Tonkin incident used to justify?

• The start of the Korean War

• The Berlin Wall construction

• The US escalation in Vietnam

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

What was Nixon's strategy in Vietnam known as?

• Peace with honor

• Détente

• Containment

• Domino theory

What was the primary goal of Nixon's détente policy?

• Expand US influence in Latin America

• Ease tensions with the Soviet Union and China

• Increase military spending

• Strengthen NATO alliances

Who was the leader of the USSR during its dissolution?

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Boris Yeltsin