Cold War Conundrums: The 1970s

Cold War Conundrums: The 1970s

12th Grade

10 Qs

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Cold War Conundrums: The 1970s

Cold War Conundrums: The 1970s

Assessment

Quiz

History

12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Heather Barrow

FREE Resource

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Avery, Emma, and Oliver are participating in a school debate about historical events. They are discussing the primary goal of the SALT II Treaty. What was it?

To allow for the expansion of nuclear arsenals

To limit the number of strategic nuclear weapons

To end the Vietnam War

To establish a military alliance between the US and the Soviet Union

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a school project on the Cold War, Emma and Noah are asked to role-play a scenario. They choose the term "détente". What does this term refer to in their project's context?

The escalation of nuclear tensions in their school

The improvement of relations between two rival groups in their school

The collapse of the student council in their school

The competition between the US and China represented by two students

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During a school history project, Nora, James, and Ethan were researching the Iran Hostage Crisis. They came across a question: Where were the American hostages held during this crisis?

In the American embassy in Tehran

In the Iranian embassy in Washington, D.C.

At a secret location in the Iranian desert

On a hijacked airplane

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the immediate cause of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979?

To support the Afghan monarchy

To suppress a NATO intervention

To prop up the communist government facing internal opposition

To gain access to oil reserves

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) also known as?

Star Wars

Iron Curtain

Red Scare

Operation Cyclone

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which US President proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative?

Jimmy Carter

Gerald Ford

Ronald Reagan

Richard Nixon

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During a school debate, Scarlett asked, 'What was the main purpose of the Helsinki Accords?'

Hannah suggested, 'To establish a common European currency.'

Nora proposed, 'To create a military alliance against the Soviet Union.'

Scarlett responded, 'To improve economic and political relations between Europe and the Soviet bloc.'

Another student thought, 'To initiate a joint space exploration program between the US and the USSR.'

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