8.1-8.2 Learning Checks

What was the primary focus of the Tehran Conference during World War II?

• Planning the D-Day invasion

• Discussing the post-war reorganization of Europe

• Establishing the United Nations

• Developing the atomic bomb

The Yalta Conference in 1945 discussed

• Failure of the Treaty of Versailles

• Post war dividing of Germany

• Victory of the Communists in China

• Challenges with the Cold War Arms Race

The Potsdam Conference was significant for which of the following reasons?

• It marked the first meeting of the United Nations

• It finalized the terms for the end of World War II in Europe

• It led to the entry of the US into the war

• It led to the signing of the Treaty of Versailles

What was the primary cause of the US-Soviet rivalry after World War II?

• Disputes over the control of the Suez Canal

• Ideological differences between capitalism and communism

• Competition for colonies in Africa

• Conflicts over oil resources in the Middle East

Which of the following was a significant development in the arms race during the Cold War?

• The invention of the machine gun

• The creation of the hydrogen bomb

• The development of the longbow

• The use of chemical weapons

Who first warned about the "Military Industrial Complex" in a farewell address?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

The creation of the United Nations was primarily aimed at:

• Promoting global trade

• Preventing future world wars

• Establishing a global currency

• Supporting colonial expansion

The term "Iron Curtain" was used to describe:

• The Berlin Wall

• The division between NATO and Warsaw Pact countries

• The boundary separating Eastern and Western Europe

• The Soviet Union's nuclear arsenal

Which economic system is characterized by private ownership and free markets?

• Socialism

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Feudalism

What was the main goal of the policy of containment?

• To expand Soviet influence

• To prevent the spread of communism

• To promote nuclear disarmament

• To establish a global government