Practise for the test of chapter 4

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Chapter 4 - The Cold War

When was the Renaissance period

1. 1000-1500
2. 1500-1600
3. 1600-1700
4. 1700-1800

What is the importance of
the keyword 'satellite state'?

How does the Breznjev doctrine make the end of the Cold War come about?

Put these moments in chronological order. Write down only the letters (e.g. EDCBA).

a) Cuban Missile Crisis

b) Yalta Conference 

c) Reagan becomes President of the US

d) Marshall Plan initiated

e) Détente starts

Containment policy means:

1. The building of the Berlin Wall in 1961
2. The Cuban Missile Crisis almost going wrong
3. The SU and US trying to stop the spread of nuclear weapons
4. America tries to stop the spread of communism

Containment policy is most closely related to which keyword?

1. Marshall Aid
2. Truman Doctrine
3. Iron Curtain
4. Guerilla War

Which Russian leader is closely connected to the fall of the Berlin Wall and why?

What is NATO?

Which era is dated 1600-1700?

What is the importance of the SDI/Star Wars project?

After the Time of Monks and Knights comes the Time of....

1. Greeks and Romans
2. Cities and States
3. Discoverers and Reformers
4. Wigs and Revolutions

Test question

Explain why Gorbatchev, despite good intentions, caused the end of the Soviet Union. Your answer should at least be 3-4 sentences.