Grade 7 NC Unit 10 Lesson 5 and Lesson 6

What was the main goal of the U.S. policy of containment during the Cold War?

• To promote global trade

• To prevent the spread of communism

• To spread democracy worldwide

• To expand U.S. territory

Which theory suggested that if one country fell to communism, nearby countries would follow?

• Containment Theory

• Expansion Theory

• Domino Theory

• Iron Curtain Theory

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To create a military alliance against the Soviet Union

• To establish trade barriers in Europe

• To rebuild European economies after World War II

• To promote communism in Eastern Europe

Who was the Soviet leader responsible for introducing reforms like Glasnost and Perestroika?

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Joseph Stalin

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Leonid Brezhnev

What significant event marked the end of the Cold War?

• The signing of the nuclear treaty in 1987

• The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991