indirect conflicts between the superpowers

What was the Arms Race?

a competition to build powerful weapons

The Truman Doctrine & the Marshall Plan were designed to

stop European countries from turning communist

What did the policy of glasnost do?

gave Soviets more personal freedom

Why did the US & USSR stop the Arms Race?

they knew a nuclear war would be catastrophic

What happened to Germany during the Cold War?

it was divided into East & West

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1
After WW2, who were the 2 most powerful nations in the world?
USSR & Japan
France and Britain
US & Britain
US & USSR
2
Glasnost & Perestroika were changes made by whom?
Mao
Stalin
Gorbachev
Kennedy
3
What was the goal of the US during the Cold War?
to colonize parts of Asia
to contain communism
to spread communism
to destroy democratic nations
4
Proxy wars are
direct conflicts between the superpowers
indirect conflicts between the superpowers
5
NATO was an alliance that consisted of the US & whom?
Africa
W. Europe
E. Europe
Asia
6
What was the Arms Race?
a war in Korea
a competition to invade the most nations
a competition to build powerful weapons
a race to the moon
7
Who did the US support during the Korean War?
North Korea
South Korea
8
Which was not a proxy war that the US & USSR engaged in?
Soviet-Afghan War
Korean War
Vietnam War
Iraqi War
9
The Truman Doctrine & the Marshall Plan were designed to
give European countries more nuclear weapons
stop European countries from turning communist
offer money to China after WW1
encourage communism in Europe
10
What happened to the Soviet Union in 1991?
it expanded
it grew more powerful
it collapsed completely
it got slightly smaller
11
During the Space Race, who made it to the moon first?
USSR
US
12
Which event symbolized the end of the Cold War?
the end of the Vietnam War
the fall of the Berlin Wall
the breakup of Yugoslavia
the Space Race
13
What did the policy of glasnost do?
made Gorbachev more control in the USSR
gave Soviets more personal freedom
caused the Cold War to intensify
prevented Russians from leaving the USSR
14
Which alliance did the USSR belong to during the Cold War ?
NATO
Central Powers
Warsaw Pact
Allies
15
What 2 areas did the Iron Curtain separate?
N. & S. Vietnam
US & Mexico
E. & W. Europe
N. & S. Korea
16
A dividing wall was built in which German city?
Berlin
Cologne
Munich
Hamburg
17
The US & USSR never engaged in direct conflict with one another.
True
False
18
The Cold War caused the US & Soviet Union to
destroy their nuclear weapons
fight in a direct war against each other
compete with one another
become allies
19
Why did the US & USSR stop the Arms Race?
they knew a nuclear war would be catastrophic
the US won the Arms Race
the US saw it could not keep up with the USSR's weapons
20
What happened to Germany during the Cold War?
the Nazi Party tried to rise up again
it was invaded by the USSR
it fought a war with the US
it was divided into East & West

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