Cold War
History ⇒ World History
Cold War starts at 11 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe the impact of the Cold War on newly independent countries in Asia and Africa.
Describe the role of espionage and intelligence agencies during the Cold War.
Describe the significance of the Berlin Airlift in the context of the Cold War.
Explain the concept of 'Mutually Assured Destruction' (MAD) and its significance during the Cold War.
Explain the role of the United Nations during the Cold War.
Explain the significance of the Helsinki Accords in the context of the Cold War.
Name the two military alliances formed during the Cold War, one led by the US and the other by the USSR.
Read the following passage and answer the question:
"In the late 1940s, a European country was divided into four occupation zones controlled by the US, UK, France, and the USSR. This division eventually led to the creation of two separate states, each aligned with a different superpower."
Identify the country described and explain how its division symbolized the broader conflict of the Cold War.
The policy of détente refers to: (1) Escalation of arms race (2) Relaxation of tensions between superpowers (3) Formation of military alliances (4) Spread of communism
The policy of 'peaceful coexistence' was promoted by which Soviet leader? (1) Joseph Stalin (2) Nikita Khrushchev (3) Leonid Brezhnev (4) Mikhail Gorbachev
The term 'Iron Curtain' was popularized by which leader? (1) Joseph Stalin (2) Winston Churchill (3) Harry Truman (4) Nikita Khrushchev
The term 'Third World' during the Cold War referred to: (1) Western capitalist countries (2) Soviet bloc countries (3) Non-aligned and developing countries (4) European countries
The arms race during the Cold War primarily involved the development of ________ weapons.
The Berlin Wall was built in ________.
The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in the year ________.
The Korean War began in ________.
True or False: The Berlin Wall was a symbol of the division between East and West during the Cold War.
True or False: The Cold War involved direct military conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.
True or False: The Marshall Plan was an American initiative to provide economic aid to Western Europe after World War II.
True or False: The Non-Aligned Movement was created to support the Soviet Union.
