Political Science

The Cold War Era

Question:

" Non-alignment posture was in the interest of India". How?

Answer:

Non-alignment posture was in the interest of India because:
1. Non-alignment allowed India to take international decisions to serve her own interests.
2. India maintained a balance between two superpowers as if India felt ignored by one. India would tilt towards other superpower.

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The Cold War Era

Q 1.

Why did the superpowers have military alliances with smaller countries? Give three reasons.

Q 2.

Mention the period of first and second World Wars.

Q 3.

What does USSR stand for?

Q 4.

Name two leaders who played crucial role in Cuban Missile Crisis.

Q 5.

When and where the first NAM Summit was held?

Q 6.

Name any two t,rms control treaties signed between two superpowers in 1960s.

Q 7.

What is meant b; .old War?

Q 8.

Why did India not join either of the two camps during the Cold War?

Q 9.

1. Why was the Soviet Union worried about America invading Cuba?
2. In response to the action taken by America, what did Nikita Khrushchev do?
3. Why were the two superpowers reluctant to start nuclear war?  

Q 10.

Who was the key leader of NAM who tried to reduce the Cold War conflicts?

Q 11.

What was India's foreign policy towards the USandUSSR during the Cold War era? Do you think that this policy helped India's interests?

Q 12.

When did NATO come into existence? How many states joined it?

Q 13.

Name any two foreign leaders alongwith the countries they belonged to, who are recognised as the founders of NAM.

Q 14.

What led to the emergence of bipolar world? What were the arenas of Cold War between the two power blocs?

Q 15.

Why was the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation also called Western Alliance?

Q 16.

" Non-alignment posture was in the interest of India". How?

Q 17.

1. Why is a war like situation called Cold War?
2. Identify one military pact each signed by each of the two super powers to balance the power rivalries.
3. Differentiate between the ideologies represented by the rival blocs.

Q 18.

What do you understand by Least Developed Countries?

Q 19.

What was the main objective of New International Economic Order?

Q 20.

Sometimes it is said that the Cold War was a simple struggle for power and that ideology had nothing to do with it. Do you agree with this? Give one example to support your position.

Q 21.

Explain the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Q 22.

How were the military alliances beneficial to smaller nations during the Cold War?

Q 23.

What was India's policy of Non ¬alignment?

Q 24.

What was Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT)?

Q 25.

Mention any four important events which took place during Cuban Missile Crisis.

Q 26.

Explain various arms control treaties.
Or
Define the various treaties to control arms.

Q 27.

Explain any four objectives on Non- aligned Movement.

Q 28.

Name any two founders of Non-aligned Movement. The first NAM summit was the culmination of which three factors?

Q 29.

What was deterrence relationship between superpowers?

Q 30.

Explain Eastern and Western alliance during Cold war.

Q 31.

NAM was considered a third option' by third world countries! How did this option benefit their growth during the peak of the Cold War?

Q 32.

On the political map of world locate and level the following by giving symbols to them:
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Study the given map of the world in which six different countries have been marked 1,2,3,4,5,6. Identify these countries with their names and classify them as first, second, third world countries.

Q 33.

1. Describe any six factors responsible for the disintegration of USSR.
Or
What is meant by New International Economic Order? Mention any four reforms of the global trading system proposed by UNCTAD in 1972.

Q 34.

" Non-alignment does not imply neutrality or equidistance."What does this statement mean?

Q 35.

How did superpowers maintain arms- control?

Q 36.

What do you th nk about the statement that NAM has bdcoPie irrelevant today? Give reasons to support your opinion.
Or
What is the relevance of non-aligned movement after the end of Cold War?

Q 37.

Why were most of the countries categorised as Least Developed Countries?

Q 38.

Name the two superpowers responsible for Cold War. When did the world become unipolar?

Q 39.

"India's policy of non-alignment was criticised on a number of counts."Explain.

Q 40.

How did deterrence relationship prevented war between two superpowers?

Q 41.

Mention two military features of the Cold War.

Q 42.

The Cold War produced an arms race as well as arms control. What were the reasons for both these development?

Q 43.

What was the difference in the ideology of Western Alliances and that of Eastern Alliances?

Q 44.

When did NATO and WARSAW PACT come into existence?

Q 45.

Why did India distance itself from the two camps led by the U.S. and the Soviet Union? Explain.

Q 46.

What is the rationale of Non-aligned movement after the end of Cold War?
Or
Whmh core values keep non-alignment relevant even after Cold War has ended?

Q 47.

Study the given map and identify these countries from each of rival blocs. Name and categorise them. These countries have been symbolised as A, B, C, D, E, F.

Q 48.

Why did India distance itself from the two camps led by the U.S. and the Soviet Union? Explain.

Q 49.

How did Europe become main arena of conflict between the superpowers?

Q 50.

Here is a list of countries. Write against each of these blocs they belonged to during the Cold War.