UNIT 7 Exam Review - The Cold War Era

Which alliance did the Western nations join?

• Warsaw Pact

• United Nations

• NATO

• European Union

Which alliance group did the Eastern European/Communist nations join during the Cold War?

• Warsaw Pact

• European Union

• Satellite Union

• Soviet Union

What was the goal of NATO?

• Provide security and mutual defense of its members

• Eliminate communism around the world

• Effectively manage World War III

• Promote the power of China and the Soviet Union

In which era was NATO established?

• After World War I

• During the Cold War

• After September 11, 2001

• Before World War II

Why did Western nations join NATO?

• To protect their economies

• Alliances provide security and strength

• Cooperation is too big a risk

• To end imperialism

Which event at the end of World War II, led to the advent of nuclear weapons?

• The D-Day landings

• The fall of Germany

• The use of two atomic bombs against Japan

• The first moon landing

What is understood about the nuclear arms race?

• The proliferation (availability) of nuclear weapons could destroy the world

• The world's population is growing faster than its food supply

• Military technology is making the world a safer place

• Military technology in the West is far behind African technology

What was a major outcome of the fall of the Berlin Wall?

• Fascism increased in Europe

• The Soviets consolidated their power

• Western Europeans turned away from capitalism

• Increased political freedom and economic choices for people in Western Europe

Match the following

• glasnost

• Soviet Leader who put forward reforms of glasnost and perestrokia

• Deng Xiaoping

• Chinese leader inspired by Karl Marx's ideology

• Gorbachev

• Western nations joined this alliance

• NATO

• Idea that people should have more say in their government (openness)

• Mao Zedong

• Demonstrated he was more interested in improving trade than respecting human rights

Match the following

• Soviet Union

• American goal during the Cold War

• Four Modernizations

• Inspired independence movements in Africa and the. Middle East

• contain communism

• Ally of China

• division in Europe between east and west

• Reform put forward by Deng Xiaoping

• nationalism

• iron curtain