1. which best describes the purpose of the european union? (1 point)

a. to foster peace and economic collaboration among european nations

b. to protect europe from invasion by foreign countries

c. to create ethnic and political divisions within europe

d. to assist with the reunification of germany

2. the tension in europe between the united states and soviet union following world war ii was escalated with cuba's involvement because (1 point)

a. castro's relationship with khrushchev appeared to be a threat to america's safety.

b. kennedy attempted to create alliances with cuba in order to overthrow the soviet union.

c. kennedy ordered an invasion of the soviet union off the northern coast of russia.

d. castro supported khrushchev's efforts to secretly invade the united states off the gulf coast.

3. which statement is true regarding the political division of europe? (1 point)

a. western european nations maintained democratic political systems.

b. eastern european nations maintained democratic political systems.

c. western european nations maintained communist political systems.

d. all of europe maintained democratic political systems following the collapse of hitler's dictatorship.

4. the refers to the soviet's strategy of sealing off eastern european countries from western democracies. (1 point)

a. iron curtain

b. great wall of communism

c. perestroika

d. great divide

5. what prompted the east german government to build the berlin wall? (1 point)

a. west germans were entering east germany to take advantage of free communist services.

b. they were trying to prevent the american military from gaining access to its military installations.

c. east germans were moving to west berlin in order to live in a democracy.

d. the wall was a security measure to protect citizens in east germany from crime in west germany.

6. which event is considered the closest the soviet union and the united states came to actual war during the cold war? (1 point)

a. the building of the berlin wall

b. the occupation of germany after world war ii

c. the bay of pigs

d. the fall of the berlin wall

7. what is the main goal of the european union? (1 point)

a. to establish trade barriers between european countries

b. to european governments work together

c. to establish a european army

d. to develop a superpower similar to the united states

8. what was the main cause of the cold war? (1 point)

a. the stockpiling of nuclear weapons by the united states

b. ideological differences between western and eastern european countries

c. the bay of pigs incident in cuba

d. the fall of the berlin wall

9. which of the following best describes the cold war? (1 point)

a. covert hostility between western democratic nations and eastern communist nations

b. barriers built by communist governments in eastern europe as a buffer against the west

c. a political association of european countries seeking peace and political stability

d. a wall in berlin separating the eastern and western parts of the city

10. as a result of the potsdam conference in 1945, (1 point)

a. western europe came under the u. s.s. r.'s communist control.

b. a panel of military experts was formed to combat any remaining nazi combatants.

c. a council of foreign ministers was formed to establish new boundaries in europe.

d. a resolution to established democratic principles throughout europe was implemented.