The Cold War Quick Check
Describe the role of nuclear weapons in global affairs.
The existence of nuclear weapons has been used as a bargaining chip and threat during global affairs exclusively between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
The existence of nuclear weapons was used as a bargaining chip and threat during global affairs until the fall of the Soviet Union.
The existence of nuclear weapons has been used as a threat, but never a bargaining chip, during global affairs.
The existence of nuclear weapons has been used as a bargaining chip and threat during global affairs in the Cold War and beyond. ✅
Describe the space race, its relationship to the Cold War, and the impact it had on U.S. and Soviet relations.
During the Cold War, the U.S. and the USSR battled with each other. While this conflict never occurred directly, this war played out in other arenas. One of these arenas was outer space. Eventually, the U.S. and the USSR were able to work together in space. The space race ended before the Cold War did. ✅
During the Cold War, the U.S. and the USSR battled with each other. While this conflict never occurred directly, this war played out in other arenas. One of these arenas was outer space. Eventually, the U.S. and the USSR were able to work together in space. The space race continued throughout the Cold War as a form of friendly rivalry.
During the Cold War, the U.S. and the USSR battled with each other. While this conflict never occurred directly, this war played out in other arenas. One of these arenas was outer space. Eventually, the U.S. and the USSR were able to work together in space on the ISS, but this positive working relationship only lasted for a year.
During the Cold War, the U.S. and the USSR battled with each other. While this conflict never occurred directly, this war played out in other arenas. One of these arenas was outer space. The U.S. and the USSR were never able to work together in space, and these tensions continue to this day.
What were some of the long-term impacts of the space race?
technical and scientific advancements, greater knowledge, and a change in how humanity views its place in the universe ✅
more accidents in the name of scientific advancement, greater knowledge, and a change in how humanity views its place in the universe
technical and scientific advancements, more animals in space, and a change in how humanity views its place in the universe
loss of money and power among the U.S. and the USSR and a change in how humanity views its place in the universe
Which two key events in the Cold War happened before 1970?
the adoption of the Marshall Plan and the Cuban Missile Crisis ✅
the signing of the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and the fall of the USSR
the collapse of the Warsaw Pact and the end of the Vietnam War
the adoption of the Marshall Plan and China’s shift to democratic rule
Explain the origins of Cold War competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
Cold War competition began between the U.S. and the Soviet Union right after the end of World War II, when its alliance unraveled. ✅
Cold War competition began between the U.S. and the Soviet Union right after the end of the Vietnam War, once the U.S. had retreated from the country.
Cold War competition began between the U.S. and the Soviet Union right at the beginning of the Korean War, when its alliance unraveled.
Cold War competition began between the U.S. and the Soviet Union right at the start of World War II, when its alliance unraveled.