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20 questions
01
Written response
1 point

What U.S. policy was intended to prevent the spread of Soviet influence?

02
Fill in the blank
1 point

The 1948–1949 Soviet blockade of West Berlin prompted a U.S.-led .

03
True or false
1 point

True or false: The 1953 armistice ended the Korean War's fighting and reunified North and South Korea.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

04
Choose one
1 point

Which statement correctly compares the formation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact?

  1. A

    The Soviet Union formed NATO in 1949, and the United States formed the Warsaw Pact in 1955.

  2. B

    The United States and its Western allies formed NATO in 1949, and the Soviet Union and its allies formed the Warsaw Pact in 1955.

  3. C

    The two alliances were both formed by the United States in 1949.

  4. D

    The two alliances were both formed by the Soviet Union in 1955.

05
Choose all
1 point

Which methods did the superpowers use in their global rivalry? Select all that apply.

  1. A

    Building large nuclear arsenals

  2. B

    Creating alliances

  3. C

    Operating intelligence networks

  4. D

    Dissolving all military blocs

  5. E

    Providing economic aid and propaganda

  6. F

    Giving military assistance

06
Fill in the blank
1 point

From the late 1960s into the 1970s, periods of brought reduced tension, negotiations, and arms-control agreements.

07
Written response
1 point

In what year did Soviet forces enter Afghanistan to support the country's government?

08
Choose all
1 point

Which statements about the Non-Aligned Movement are supported? Select all that apply.

  1. A

    It gave states a forum to assert independence while navigating superpower pressure.

  2. B

    It required every member state to join either NATO or the Warsaw Pact.

  3. C

    It opposed colonialism.

  4. D

    The choices of participating states helped shape the Cold War.

  5. E

    It was founded to make local conflicts entirely directed by Washington or Moscow.

09
True or false
1 point

True or false: After the Congo became independent in 1960, internal crisis and foreign involvement became part of a competition for influence between the United States and the Soviet Union.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

10
Choose one
1 point

What political outcome followed North Vietnam's capture of Saigon in 1975?

  1. A

    The country remained divided under two governments after the war ended.

  2. B

    South Vietnam took control of North Vietnam and established a non-aligned government.

  3. C

    The country was reunified under communist rule.

  4. D

    The United States remained in control of Saigon after withdrawing its forces.

11
Choose one
1 point

How did Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms and reduced efforts to control Eastern Europe relate to political change there?

  1. A

    They strengthened Moscow's control and prevented opposition movements from challenging communist governments.

  2. B

    They helped create conditions in which popular movements challenged communist governments across Eastern Europe.

  3. C

    They led to the immediate dissolution of NATO and the Warsaw Pact.

  4. D

    They restored one-party communist rule across Western Europe.

12
Choose one
1 point

What was one effect of the United States improving relations with China during the Cold War?

  1. A

    It ended the Cold War immediately by dissolving the Soviet Union.

  2. B

    It changed the diplomatic balance while the broader competition continued.

  3. C

    It led China to join the Warsaw Pact.

  4. D

    It stopped all arms-control negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union.

13
Written response
1 point

What term describes a war fought by local forces in which superpowers support opposing sides?

14
Open ended
1 point

Explain how local actors retained agency during Cold War conflicts despite superpower involvement. Use at least one example from the Congo or Afghanistan.

15
Choose one
1 point

Which goal best describes the U.S. policy of containment adopted in 1947?

  1. A

    To remove all communist governments by military force

  2. B

    To prevent the spread of Soviet influence

  3. C

    To reunify Germany under Soviet control

  4. D

    To end U.S. involvement in European recovery

16
True or false
1 point

NATO was formed before the Warsaw Pact: NATO in 1949 and the Warsaw Pact in 1955.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

17
Choose one
1 point

How did the United States and its allies respond to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948–1949?

  1. A

    The Soviet Union withdrew from Eastern Europe

  2. B

    Germany was immediately reunified

  3. C

    The United States and its allies supplied West Berlin by air

  4. D

    The Warsaw Pact was dissolved

18
Choose one
1 point

What was the main political result of the 1953 armistice in the Korean War?

  1. A

    It reunified Korea under North Korean rule

  2. B

    It stopped the fighting without reunifying Korea

  3. C

    It ended the Cold War in Asia

  4. D

    It placed all of Korea under United Nations administration

19
Choose one
1 point

Which sequence accurately describes the end of the Vietnam War?

  1. A

    The United States withdrew in 1975, after North Vietnam took Saigon

  2. B

    The 1973 agreement immediately reunified Vietnam under a neutral government

  3. C

    The United States withdrew under a 1973 peace agreement, and North Vietnam took Saigon in 1975

  4. D

    The 1953 Korean armistice ended U.S. involvement in Vietnam

20
Written response
1 point

In what year was the Non-Aligned Movement founded? Enter the four-digit year.