The Cold War - Crash Course

What was the primary ideological conflict during the Cold War?

• Democracy vs. Monarchy

• Socialism vs. Capitalism

• Colonialism vs. Post-Colonialism

• Nationalism vs. Globalism

Which strategy did the US adopt to prevent the spread of communism in Europe?

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• Bretton Woods Conference

• Warsaw Pact

What event in 1962 brought the world close to a nuclear war?

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

• Iranian Revolution

• Cuban Missile Crisis

Which Soviet leader introduced policies that led to the end of the Cold War?

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Vladimir Putin

What was the symbolic event that marked the practical end of the Cold War in 1989?

• Signing of the INF Treaty

• Fall of the Berlin Wall

• Dissolution of the Soviet Union

• End of the Vietnam War