Question 1

Discuss the Berlin Blockade. Why was it important?

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Question 2

Define NATO and the Warsaw Pact.

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Question 3

Discuss the development of the containment doctrine and the Novikov Telegram.

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Question 4

What were policy makers attempting to do with the Bretton Woods system, and what institutions were designed?

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Question 5

Define NSC-68.

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Question 6

Why was the Korean War a turning point in the Cold War?

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Question 7

Discuss the Nonaligned Movement. What was it, and what was its impact?

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Question 8

What are the possible explanations for Khrushchev's decision to place Soviet missiles in Cuba?

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Question 9

Discuss the consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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Question 10

What policies did Nixon and Kissinger pursue vis-à-vis the Soviet Union?

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Question 11

What were the provisions and problems with the SALT I Treaty?

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Question 12

What were the differing expectations of détente held by the United States and Soviet Union?

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Question 13

What were the consequences of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan for both the United States and the Soviet Union?

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Question 14

Define the Reagan Doctrine. How was it applied?

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Question 15

Identify the four possible explanations for the end of the Cold War. Which do you find most convincing?

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Question 16

Discuss the roles of Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan in ending the Cold War.

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Question 17

Which of the contending causes for the Cold War discussed in this chapter best explains the onset of superpower conflict after World War II? Use three events from the years 1945-1950 as evidence in support of your answer.

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Question 18

Was the Cold War inevitable? Why or why not? Discuss two events from the period 1945-1953 to show why the global conflict between the United States and the USSR could or could not have been avoided.

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Question 19

Apply the levels of analysis to the possible explanations for the start of the Cold War. Briefly explain each explanation and how the level of analysis applies.

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Question 20

Was the United States correct in adopting the strategy of containment? Be sure to define containment and to discuss its development in your answer; give two historical examples of its application; and discuss the major costs and benefits of the strategy.

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Quiz 4: World Politics and Economics: the Cold War