Question

2.
The tension in Europe between the United States and Soviet Union following World War II was escalated with Cuba's involvement because


(1 point)
• Castro's relationship with Khrushchev appeared to be a threat to America's safety.
• Kennedy attempted to create alliances with Cuba in order to overthrow the Soviet Union.
• Kennedy ordered an invasion of the Soviet Union off the northern coast of Russia.
• Castro supported Khrushchev's efforts to secretly invade the United States off the Gulf Coast.

Answer 1

3.
Which statement is true regarding the political division of Europe?

(1 point)
• Western European nations maintained democratic political systems.
• Eastern European nations maintained democratic political systems.
• Western European nations maintained communist political systems.
• All of Europe maintained democratic political systems following the collapse of Hitler's dictaorship.
4.
The _________ refers to the Soviet's strategy of sealing off Eastern European countries from Western democracies.
(1 point)
• Iron Curtain
• Great Wall of Communism
• Perestroika
• Great Divide
5.
What prompted the East German government to build the Berlin Wall?
(1 point)
• West Germans were entering East Germany to take advantage of free communist services.
• They were trying to prevent the American military from gaining access to its military installations.
• East Germans were moving to West Berlin in order to live in a democracy.
• The wall was a security measure to protect citizens in East Germany from crime in West Germany.

Answer 2

Western European nations maintained democratic political systems.