Chapter 24

Quiz for Chapter Twenty-Four Interpretations: Why Was There a Cold War?

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Question 1

Besides strategic security interests, what other reason does historian Stephen Ambrose give for the historical East-West competition for Eastern Europe?A. Cultural and religious sites
B. Human and material resources
C. Ideological and philosophical differences
D. Racial and ethnic animosities

Question 2

Historian Odd Arne Westad’s assessment of the nature of the Cold War focuses on the importance of Latin America and Third World countries as proving grounds for competing U.S. and SovietA. banks.
B. corporations.
C. ideologies.
D. religions.

Question 3

In what way, if any, is the scope of Stephen Ambrose’s analysis of the nature of the Cold War chronologically the same as or different from that of Odd Arne Westad?A. Ambrose limits his discussion specifically to the Cold War’s origins and early course.
B. Both historians discuss the broad chronology of the entire Cold War period.
C. Neither historian discusses the origins and early years of the Cold War.
D. Westad limits his analysis to the first years of the Cold War.