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End of War/Cold War

End of War/Cold War

Question 1 of 8

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Those responsible for war crimes in Europe were tried at the _______ Trials.

Select one of the following:

  • Nuremburg

  • London

  • Auschwitz

  • Geneva

Explanation

Question 2 of 8

1

The Cold War was cold because of indirect fighting between the USSR and the USA via proxy wars.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 3 of 8

1

Which is not an example of a crime against humanity, according to the Nuremburg and Tokyo Charters to the Geneva Conventions?

Select one of the following:

  • genocide/extermination of an entire group of people

  • destroying cities, towns, villages, or other objects not warranted by military necessity

  • scientific experiments on prisoners of the state

  • enslavement of fellow humans

  • rape and sexual violence

Explanation

Question 4 of 8

1

Emperor Hirohito of Japan was not tried for any war crimes and able to keep all of his political power.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 5 of 8

1

How much relief, in millions, did the Marshall Plan provide during the late 1940s?

Select one of the following:

  • 17

  • 12

  • 15

  • 13

Explanation

Question 6 of 8

1

Check all of the following that were proxy wars in the Cold War.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Korean War

  • Yugoslavia War of Independence

  • Soviet Afghanistan War.

  • Vietnam War

  • Northern Ireland Conflict

  • Yom Kippur War

Explanation

Question 7 of 8

1

The Soviet Union put the first man, woman, and dog in space during the Space Race.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 8 of 8

1

Which is not true about the dissolution of the Soviet Union?

Select one of the following:

  • Putin was the first President of Russia

  • Russia was its legal successor

  • It came after the fall of the Berlin Wall

  • Resulted from de-escalation of arms/weapons

Explanation

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