8.2 The Cold War

• Order the events that led to the Cold War.

  1️⃣ Germany and Japan weakened

  2️⃣ US and USSR emerged as dominant powers

  3️⃣ Competition for global influence

  4️⃣ Suspicion and distrust after Yalta
• Match the characteristics with the correct country:

  Capitalism, Democracy ↔️ US

  Communism, One-Party State ↔️ USSR
• The Warsaw Pact was the key alliance of the US during the Cold War.

  False
• The ideological differences between the US and USSR led to intense competition and confrontation
• The US aimed to spread democratic values and free trade
• Match the characteristics with the correct ideology:

  Free Market, Private Ownership ↔️ Capitalism

  Planned Economy, Collective Ownership ↔️ Communism
• What type of economy is central to Communism?

  Planned economy
• The Cold War was defined by mutual suspicion and a post-war power vacuum
• Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) and Strategic Arms Reduction Treaties (START) aimed to limit nuclear weapons
• As Germany and Japan were weakened, the US and USSR emerged as the dominant world powers
• Communism, as practiced by the USSR, relies on private ownership and free markets.

  False
• The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaties (START) sought to reduce nuclear weapons
• SALT and START were treaties aimed at limiting nuclear weapons.

  True
• What is a proxy war in the context of the Cold War?

  Conflict without direct engagement
• Key events of the Cuban Missile Crisis

  1️⃣ US spy plane photos reveal Soviet missiles

  2️⃣ Kennedy orders a naval blockade

  3️⃣ Khrushchev demands US remove missiles from Turkey

  4️⃣ Secret negotiations lead to missile removal from Cuba
• Détente in the 1970s was driven by mutual exhaustion and nuclear parity.


  True
• What was the fundamental reason for the start of the Cold War?

  Disagreements between US and USSR
• The Yalta Conference revealed disagreements on the future of Europe.

  True
• The US sought to spread democratic values and free trade
• Capitalism is based on private ownership and free markets
• What were the fundamental disagreements between the US and USSR after World War II?

  Ideological differences
• NATO was formed as a response to the Warsaw Pact.

  False
• Communism is promoted by the Soviet Union and is based on collective ownership and a centrally planned economy
• Sequence the key phases of the Nuclear Arms Race:

  1️⃣ Initial Development

  2️⃣ Hydrogen Bomb Era

  3️⃣ Missile Deployment

  4️⃣ Arms Control Treaties
• Which country supported North Korea during the Korean War?

  USSR
• What event revealed significant disagreements between the US and USSR on the future of Europe?

  Yalta Conference
• The ideological divergence between capitalism and communism shaped global alliances and conflicts
• What was the primary competition in the Nuclear Arms Race?

  Nuclear weapon development
• When did the USSR catch up with the US in nuclear weapons during the Initial Development phase?

  1949
• What were the primary consequences of proxy wars during the Cold War?

  Human and economic costs
• The US secretly agreed to remove missiles from Turkey
• Match the limitation of Détente with its description:

  Ideological Differences ↔️ Fundamental divide between capitalism and communism

  Proxy Conflicts ↔️ Superpowers continued proxy wars in developing world

  Mistrust ↔️ Suspicion and mistrust limited cooperation
• The USSR aimed to create a buffer zone against Western powers
• What was the primary outcome of the mutual suspicion between the US and USSR?

  The Cold War
• What was the result of the post-World War II power vacuum?

  US and USSR dominance
• Communism is based on collective ownership and a planned economy.


  True
• The USSR's control over Eastern Europe fueled Western concerns during the Cold War.

  True
• What economic system is based on private ownership, free markets, and competition?

  Capitalism
• Capitalism is based on private ownership
• The Cold War was a direct military conflict between the US and USSR.

  False