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Causes and Key Events of the Cold War

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History · Medium

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questions · ~4 min · 3 hints each (−5 pts)

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What you'll learn

Each question helps you build key knowledge and skills.

  • 1The Cold War grew from deep ideological differences between capitalism and communism, mutual suspicion between the wartime allies, and disagreements over the future of Europe at conferences such as Yalta and Potsdam in 1945.
  • 2Berlin became a major flashpoint: the Berlin Blockade of 1948 to 1949 saw the USSR try to cut off West Berlin, countered by the Berlin Airlift, and the Berlin Wall of 1961 became a lasting symbol of division.
  • 3The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was resolved when the USSR agreed to remove missiles from Cuba in exchange for the USA secretly agreeing to remove missiles from Turkey, showing how brinkmanship could be defused through negotiation.
  • 4The arms race and space race were both symbols of the wider ideological competition, as each superpower tried to prove that its system was superior through technological and military achievement.

Question mix

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  • Multiple choice×4
  • True / False×1

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How it works

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