WORLD HISTORY

COLD WAR ERA

IMPACT OF COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
PART A:Which of the following best describes the author’s overall purpose in the text?
A
The Cold War was complex and full of many conflicts that the author informs the audience of.
B
The Cold War is best understood as a space race.
C
The Soviet Union was portrayed as the enemy and the author highly disagrees with this sentiment.
D
The author wants to mainly inform the audience of how the world prepared for nuclear attack.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Three key features defined the Cold War: 1) the threat of nuclear war, 2) competition over the allegiance (loyalty) of newly independent nations, and 3) the military and economic support of each other’s enemies around the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which best describes the Cold War? A tense, forty-year standoff between the Soviet Union and the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -How do paragraphs 3-4 contribute to the development of ideas in the text? They compare cold wars to typical military conflicts. They dissect the various types of military strategies used in war. They illustrate how the United States and Soviet Union fought the Cold War.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Cold War was an ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies that developed after World War II. This hostility between the two superpowers was first given its name by George Orwell in an article published in 1945.

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