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HGS 12
Cold War Questions
Exercise A: Dissent pgs. 36-41
1. Give 3 specific examples of American dissidence.
2. Give 3 specific examples of Soviet dissidence.
3. Give 3 specific examples of Eastern European dissidence.
Exercise B: The Race for Nuclear Superiority pgs. 31-32
1. Why did a nuclear arms race begin between the Americans and the Soviets after
1946?
2. When did the Soviets develop the nuclear bomb?
3. What does ICBM stand for and what is it?
4. When was the ICBM developed?
5. Who developed the ICBM?
6. What did the development of the ICBM mean for the Cold War?
7. Why was the Partial Test Ban Treaty signed in 1963?
8. What caused the Soviet Union to end its participation in the Cold War in the
1980’s?
Exercise C: Nuclear Diplomacy: The Deadly Chess Game pgs. 33-35
1. What was the purpose of nuclear weapons during the Cold War?
2. What was the Hotline Agreement? Why was it necessary?
3. What is détente? What were the dates of the Cold War détente?
4. What did MAD stand for? What did MAD mean for the Cold War?
5. Why did the Superpowers (U.S. and U.S.S.R.) become involved in local conflicts?
6. Give 2 examples where the Superpowers became involved in local regional conflicts.
7. What is perestroika? What did it mean for the Cold War?
8. What is Glasnost? What did it mean for the Cold War?
9. How did perestroika and glasnost help end the Cold War?