10 History Questions?

Question

1: What was different about the Cold War compared to all other wars?
all of the major battles took place in the air
no weapons were ever fired
it was the only war where nuclear weapons came into play
it was the only war to ever take place in Antarctica


2: The Cold War was fought between...
the US and Antarctica
Germany and the Soviet Union
the Bolsheviks and the Communists
the US and the Soviet Union


3: The Cold War lasted for...
over 40 years
2 years
6 years
3 months


4: In 1918, this Russian party changed their name to The Communist Party.
the Socialists
the Capitalists
the Radicals
the Bolsheviks


5: Lenin's successor was...
Stalin
Kruschev
Putin
Gorbachev


6: Stalin turned the Soviet Union into this type of government.
monarchy
republic
dictatorship
oligarchy


7: The "Arms Race" was...
a power struggle between Stalin and Hitler
the race between the US and the USSR to build up the biggest arsenal of destructive weapons
a new Olympic event developed in the 1950s
the race between the US and the USSR to build up the biggest army of soldiers


8: The Cold War was a war of...
nuclear attacks
words/threats
boycotts
manpower


9: Following the Bolshevik Revolution, this Russian party installed a repressive, single-party regime devoted to the implementation of socialist policies.
the Communist Party
the Bolshevik Party
the Socialist Party
the Radicals


10: USSR stands for...
United Sovereign States Republic
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Unofficial Soviet States Regime
none of the above

Answer 1

Don't ask people to cheat for you when you can look these up on a search engine or read your textbook.

Answer 2

1. No weapons were ever fired.

2. The US & the Soviet Union.

3. Over 40 years.

4. The Bolsheviks.

5. Stalin.

6. Dictatorship.

7. The race between the US & the USSR to build up the biggest arsenal of destructive weapons.

8. Words/threats.

9. The Communist Party.

10. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Answer 3

1 - no weapons were ever fired
2 - US & Soviet Union
3 - over 40 years
4 - the Bolsheviks
5 - Stalin
6 - dictatorship
7 - the race between US & USSR to build up the biggest arsenal of destructive weapons
8 - words/threats
9 - the Communist Party
10 - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Bit of advice - where there are differences of opinion, check for the right answer using wikipedia.

PS - xsschoumy makes a good point about the U2 spy plane (flown by USAF Capt. Gary Powers) being shot down on May 1st 1960; you might like to point this out to your teacher - maybe get an extra mark or something!

Answer 4

1. The only war where nuclear weapons came into play
2. The U.S. (and its Allies) and the Soviet Union
3. Over 40 years
4. The Bolsheviks
5. Stalin
6. Dictatorship
7. The Race between the U.S. to build up...weapons
8. Words/Threats (Covert Actions)
9. The CPSU (Communist Party of the Soviet Union)
10. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Answer 5

1) No weapons ever fired
2) U.S. and Soviet Union
3) 40 years
4) Bolsheviks
5) Stalin
6) Dictatorship
7) The race between the US and the USSR to build up the biggest arsenal of destructive weapons
8) Words and threats
9) Communist
10) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Answer 6

1 b (this is arguably wrong, a U2 plane was shut down over the S.U)
2 d
3 a
4 d
5 a
6 c
7 b
8 b
9 a (to be exact they did also call themselves bolshevik and socialist)
10 b

Answer 7

1) 2
2) 4
3) 1
4) 4
5) 1
6) 3
7) 2
8) 2
9) 1
10) 2

Hope this helps :)

Answer 8

Portugal is on the Iberian Peninsula, which is present-day Portugal and Spain.

Answer 9

The answeres are.
1 b
2 d
3 a
4 d
5 a
6 c
7 b
8 b
9 a
10 b
hope this helps

Answer 10

1. b
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. D
8. B
9. C
10. B

Now that is two assignments that I have done for you, can I get 10 pts, please?