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Cold War
Test Description: What do you know about the Cold War?
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What was the largest country created from the former Soviet Union?
A
Ukraine
B
Germany
C
Russia
D
Belarus
2) What marked the end of the Cold War?
A
the rule of Gorbachev
B
the creation of Russia
C
the destruction of the Berlin Wall
D
the break-up of the Soviet Union
3) Why did Gorbachev reduce government control of the economy?
A
not shown
B
citizens demanded more personal freedom
C
an unstable economy due to increased military spending
D
other Eastern Bloc countries were reducing control
4) Which condition is required to be considered a superpower?
A
influence over world events
B
democratic government
C
a space program
D
membership in NATO
5) As a world superpower, the United States had
A
military bases all over the world.
B
influence over communist dictatorships
C
the second-largest economy in the world.
D
the KGB, a spy network.
6) As a world superpower, the Soviet Union had
A
strong ties with Latin America.
B
a seat on the UN Security Council.
C
support from NATO.
D
the largest navy in the world.
7) The Warsaw Pact was to the Soviet Union as NATO was to the
A
Eastern Bloc
B
West Germany
C
United States
D
European Union
8) When was the Cold War?
A
before the worldwide economic depression
B
after World War II
C
between World War I and World War II
D
before World War I
9) Which was one of the areas of disagreement between the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War?
A
the danger of nuclear weapons
B
defeat of Hitler
C
the need to work with other countries
D
best type of economic system
10) What are the two terms used to describe the dividing line between eastern and western, communist and noncommunist areas?
A
Nazi Germany and Free Germany
B
Allied Powers and Axis Powers
C
Berlin Wall and Iron Curtain
D
NATO and Warsaw Pact
11) Which country was the leader of the Eastern Bloc?
A
Germany
B
United States
C
United Kingdom
D
Soviet Union
12) What was the name of the military alliance formed by the United States, Canada, and ten European nations following World War II.
A
The United Nations
B
The League of Nations
C
The Warsaw Pact
D
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
13) What event put the U.S. on the brink of nuclear war in the early 1960s?
A
East Germany becoming communist
B
Cuban Missile Crisis
C
The Russian Revolution
D
The construction of the Berlin Wall
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