A)

Which statement is true regarding the political division of Europe?
(1 point)
Western European nations maintained democratic political systems.
Eastern European nations maintained democratic political systems.
Western European nations maintained communist political systems.
All of Europe maintained democratic political systems following the collapse of Hitler's
dictaorship.

Western European nations maintained democratic political systems.

A)

The _________ refers to the Soviet's strategy of sealing off Eastern European countries from
Western democracies.
(1 point)
Iron Curtain
Great Wall of Communism
Perestroika
Great Divide

Iron Curtain

A)

What prompted the East German government to build the Berlin Wall?
(1 point)
West Germans were entering East Germany to take advantage of free communist services.
They were trying to prevent the American military from gaining access to its military
installations.
East Germans were moving to West Berlin in order to live in a democracy.
The wall was a security measure to protect citizens in East Germany from crime in West
Germany.

East Germans were moving to West Berlin in order to live in a democracy.

A)

Which event is considered the closest the Soviet Union and the United States came to actual
war during the Cold War?
(1 point)
the building of the Berlin Wall
the occupation of Germany after World War II
the Bay of Pigs
the fall of the Berlin Wall

the Cuban Missile Crisis

A)

What is the main goal of the European Union?
(1 point)
to establish trade barriers between European countries
to help European governments work together
to establish a European army
to develop a superpower similar to the United States

to help European governments work together