Explanations for the cold war include:

Related Mcqs:

1. All issues of identity have emerged only in the aftermath of the cold-war. Identity politics were invented after the end of the cold war.

   A. True
   B. False
   C. It depends on the theoretical approach that is used in the analysis
   D. It depends on the historical background of the identity

2. How did the Korean War affect the overall Cold War?

   A. It cemented communist military control over Southeast Asia
   B. It sparked a thaw in relations between the Soviet Union and china
   C. It hardened overall American attitudes toward communism
   D. It sparked a thaw in relations between China and the United States

3. How did the Korean War affect the overall Cold War?

   A. It cemented communist military control over Southeast Asia
   B. It sparked a thaw in relations between the Soviet Union and China
   C. It hardened overall American attitudes toward communism
   D. It sparked a thaw in relations between China and the United States

4. Globalization in the post-cold war world:

   A. Became a defining term of international discourse
   B. Had its extent contested by scholars such as David Held and Martin Wolf
   C. Became a defining idea of Realist theory
   D. Became a defining term of international discourse and had its extent contested by scholars such as David Held and Martin Wolf

5. Nuclear weapons crises during the cold war included which of the following?

   A. Cuba (1962)
   B. Able Archer (1983)
   C. The Arab Israeli War (1979)
   D. All of the options given are correct

6. The ‘second cold war’:

   A. Occurred in the 1970’s
   B. Followed the elections of Ronald Reagan
   C. Described a confrontational period in the late 1980’s
   D. Followed the elections of Ronald Reagan and described a confrontational period in the late 1980’s

7. The Cold War began:

   A. immediately before World War I
   B. immediately after the Korean War
   C. immediately after World War I
   D. immediately after World War II

8. What was the dramatic focus of diplomatic activity associated with ‘East – West’ confrontation during the Cold War?

   A. To prevent the ideological spread of their counterparts in their region
   B. To gain the hearts and minds of non-aligned countries
   C. To avoid a global nuclear conflict
   D. All of the above

9. The foreign policy adopted by the United States in the early years of the Cold War to stop the expansion of the Soviet Union was known as:

   A. the Marshall Plan
   B. containment
   C. mutual assured destruction
   D. peaceful coexistence

10. Which of these counties experienced a “Cultural Revolution” during the Cold War?

    A. China
    B. Japan
    C. Great Britain
    D. the United States
    E. the Soviet Union