Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization (1900-Present)

Which event best illustrates Cold War competition in the developing world?

1. AMeiji Restoration
2. BBerlin Conference
3. CVietnam War
4. DTreaty of Versailles

The Cold War is best described as:

1. AIdeological and geopolitical rivalry between the U.S. and USSR
2. BA postcolonial civil war in Africa
3. CA conflict limited to Latin America only
4. DA direct war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact

Containment refers to:

1. ABritish withdrawal from India
2. BU.S. strategy to limit the spread of communism
3. CNon-aligned neutrality in Asia
4. DSoviet policy of ending nuclear weapons

The Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan aimed to:

1. APromote isolationism
2. BSupport allies and rebuild Europe against communism
3. CEnd decolonization movements
4. DDissolve NATO

NATO and the Warsaw Pact were:

1. AReligious movements
2. BAfrican independence coalitions
3. CMilitary alliances formed during the Cold War
4. DEconomic trade agreements in Asia