Global II Quizzes - Quiz 11b - The Cold War
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Which claim is supported by this set of headlines? |type="[]"} +The Cold War impacted countries other than the Soviet Union and the United States -Independence movements developed as a result of Cold War Tensions -Globalization is the result of the proliferation of technological and economic networks -The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) developed as a result of Cold War tensions
{ Which of these headlines represents the event that occurred last? |type="[]"} +A -B -C -D
{ The policy of non-alignment can best be described as? |type="[]"} -the breakup of Vietnam into North and South -the breakup of Germany after WWII +not choosing the U.S. or U.S.S.R as allies -the proliferation of nuclear weapons after WWII
{ What issue will be a major political and defensive problem for the U.S. during the early 1960s? |type="[]"} +the Cuban Missile Crisis -the Hungarian Revolution -the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) -the British invasion of the Falklands
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- Speaker A: I think that this plan is an excellent one. By expanding membership, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) can :change its role as we enter the 21st century. Since its original enemy is no longer a threat, we should use NATO to maintain peace in :Europe.
- Speaker B: I strongly disagree. NATO is a military organization that requires its members to spend money on military equipment and :training. The nations at risk would better help themselves by spending money on improving infrastructure and strengthening their :economies.
- Speaker C: Both of you are missing the point. The whole reason we want to join NATO is for protection against Russian expansionism. :This has happened before in our history, with dire consequences for us. We do not want it to happen again.
- Speaker D: We will never accept anyone’s right to build up troops or weapons in the areas along our borders. Those are our :traditional spheres of influence. We will not accept any action that dictates our defense policy to us.
The speakers are discussing the question of whether NATO should |type="[]"} -send troops to stop ethnic strife in Iraq -expel the United States and Canada -dissolve and turn over its assets to the European Union +expand its organization to include the nations of Eastern Europe
{ Which nation is Speaker C most likely representing? |type="[]"} -France +Germany -Poland -China