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QUIZ
Are We Heading Toward a New Cold War?
Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowingquestions.Refertothearticleasneeded.
CHECK COMPREHENSION
1. Accordingtothearticle,whatconflictwasatthe
heartoftheoriginalColdWar?
a The Soviet Union supported Germany in
World War II, but the U.S. opposed Germany.
b The U.S. and the Soviet Union each wanted
to control Afghanistan.
c The U.S. and the Soviet Union each wanted
to dominate world trade.
d The Soviet Union sought to spread Communism,
and the U.S. wanted to stop these efforts.
2. W
 hateventcausedtheColdWartoescalate
in1949?
a World War II ended.
b A wall was built between East Germany and
West Germany.
c The Soviet Union became a nuclear power.
d U.S. President Richard Nixon resigned.
3. Inthe1980s,SovietleaderMikhailGorbachev
didallofthefollowingEXCEPT
a try to thaw relations with the West.
b enact free-market reforms.
c loosen restrictions on free speech.
d ban the Communist Party.
4. W
 hicheventoccurredlastinthedisintegration
oftheSovietUnion?
a The gates of the Berlin Wall were opened.
b Russia declared independence.
c Eastern Europe’s puppet states allowed
free elections.
d The Soviet economy began to suffer.
IN-DEPTH QUESTIONS Pleaseusetheothersideofthispaperforyourresponses.
9. W
 hataresomeofthelegaciesofthe1979SovietinvasionofAfghanistan?
10. WhyhaveU.S.relationswithRussiadeterioratedinrecentyears?
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5. “Ironcurtain”isametaphorusedtodescribe
a the physical destruction caused by the Cold War.
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b the stark difference, during the Cold War, between
the ideologies of the Communist East and
the democratic West.
c the sudden and dramatic end of the Cold War.
d none of the above
6. Inthesection“WeWillBuryYou,”youcaninfer
thata“proxywar”isoneinwhich
a large numbers of arms are amassed by opposing
countries but never used.
b opposing countries avoid direct fighting but support
combatants that serve their own interests.
c at least one of the countries fighting seeks
to build an empire.
d the fighting is conducted largely by rebel groups
not supported by any national government.
7. Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinthesection
“ANewStrongman”?
a to describe Vladimir Putin’s leadership of Russia
b to describe efforts to improve Russians’ daily lives
c to analyze Russia’s 21st-century economy
d to analyze presidential candidate Donald Trump’s
views on Russia
8. Attheendofthearticle,AlexCooleysays,“The
early1990swasthewindow,anditwasn’ttaken.”
Youcaninferthatby“window,”hemeansachance
a for the U.S. to surpass Russia in economic output.
b for the former Soviet republics to reunite.
c for Russia to embrace democracy.
d for Russia to develop an aggressive foreign policy.
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