GED Social Studies : NATO
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Example Question #1 : Nato
Which of these countries is not a member of NATO?
Turkey.
United States.
Canada.
Britain.
Russia.
Russia.
NATO (The North Atlantic Treaty Organization) emerged after the end of the Second World War as the primarily alliance of the capitalist world during the Cold War. It was opposed by the Warsaw Pact, which was signed by the various communist nations of Europe and the Soviet Union. The current state of Russia remains excluded from NATO.
Example Question #3 : Cold War
The idea that two antagonistic countries possessing nuclear weapons actually lowers the probability of an outbreak of war is called __________.
Nuclear Non-Aggression Pact
Mutually Assured Destruction
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Warsaw Pact
Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Mutually Assured Destruction
Mutually Assured Destruction is the term used to describe the nuclear relationship between the United States of America and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Essentially it suggests that because both nations possess stocks of nuclear weapons, warfare is considerably less likely, because if one nation launches a nuclear attack on another nation it will result in the destruction of both nations. Nuclear Non-Proliferation refers to an agreement that no new nations will be allowed to access nuclear weaponry.
Example Question #4 : Cold War
Which of these best summarizes the idea of disarmament?
The continuation of British political and legal traditions in the American republic
The increased spending on the military that has occurred at various times throughout American history
An agreement between two or more nations to reduce their supply of weapons
A piece of legislation designed to provide for greater religious toleration
A policy designed to favor one social, ethnic, or religious group over another
An agreement between two or more nations to reduce their supply of weapons
Disarmament is the term used to describe an agreement between two or more nations to downgrade their stockpile of weapons. Particularly, it is used to describe agreements between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Example Question #8 : Cold War
In exchange for the Soviet Union removing its missiles from Cuba, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the United States was forced to remove missiles from __________.
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Turkey
China
East Germany
Turkey
In exchange for the Soviet Union removing its missiles from Cuba, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the United States removed its missiles from Turkey. Its possible you did not know this information, but you should have been able to make a reasonable guess based on the answer choices available. Turkey was a major ally of the United States and Western Europe during the Cold War and was a member of NATO, whereas East Germany, China, Poland, and Czechoslovakia were all countries under either the direct control of the Soviet Union or, in the case of China, under a communist government.
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