WHAP 8.7 & 8.8 Quiz

Which event is described as "The First Proxy War of the Cold War" in the timeline?

• The Space Race

• The founding of the People's Republic of China

• The Korean War

• Containment

What year did the Space Race begin as shown in the timeline?

• 1947

• 1950

• 1953

• 1957

What event in 1961 significantly increased tensions during the Cold War?

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Vietnam War begins

• Berlin Wall is erected

• Gulf of Tonkin Incident

What was the Détente in the 1970s?

• A period of increased tensions between the US and USSR

• A period of eased tensions and improved relations between the US and USSR

• A military conflict between the US and USSR

• An economic treaty between the US and USSR

What was the purpose of the "Hotline" communication line established in the 1970s?

• To facilitate trade negotiations between the White House and the Kremlin

• To allow direct communication in case of emergencies

• To prevent misunderstandings that could escalate into conflict

• To broadcast propaganda between the two nations

What event in 1979 led many to consider détente a failure?

• The signing of the SALT II treaty

• The USSR's invasion of Afghanistan

• The election of a new US President

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

Which countries provided weapons and funding to the Mujahideen?

• Soviet Union

• United States and other various countries

• China exclusively

• European Union

What was a significant error made by the Soviet Union during their conflict with the Mujahideen?

• They overestimated the mujahideen resistance

• They joined forces with the mujahideen

• They underestimated the mujahideen resistance

• They provided weapons to the mujahideen

Which leader introduced reforms that further weakened the USSR as a result of the Soviet-Afghan War?

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Boris Yeltsin

Who announced the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)?

• President John F. Kennedy

• President Ronald Reagan

• President George H.W. Bush

• President Richard Nixon