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.
1. The Cold War referred to the competition, the tensions and a series of confrontations between the US and Soviet Union. It never escalated into a hot war, i.e. a full-scale war between these two powers.
2. The US and USSR decided to collaborate in limiting or eliminating certain kinds of nuclear and non-nuclear weapons. A stable balance of weapon, they decided, could be maintained through ‘arms
control'. Starting in the 1960s, the two sides signed significant agreements, namely, Limited Test Ban Treaty and Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
3. The Western alliance, headed by the US, represented the ideology of liberal democracy and capitalism while the eastern alliance, headed by the Soviet Union, was committed to the ideology of socialism and communism.
2. Read the passage (NCERT Textbook, pages 2-3) given below carefully and answer the questions:
In April 1961… the Soviet Union were worried that the United States of America would invade communist ruled Cuba and overthrow the Cuban President Fidel Castro…. Nikita Khrushchev, the leader of Soviet Union, decided to convert Cuba into a Russian base. In 1962, placed nuclear missiles… Three weeks after the Soviet Union had placed the nuclear weapons in Cuba, the Americans became aware of it. They became reluctant to do anything that might lead to full scale war between the two countries… A clash seemed imminent in what came to be known as "Cuban Missile Crisis". The prospects of this clash made the whole world nervous.
Why did the superpowers have military alliances with smaller countries? Give three reasons.
What led to the emergence of bipolar world? What were the arenas of Cold War between the two power blocs?
What was India's foreign policy towards the USandUSSR during the Cold War era? Do you think that this policy helped India's interests?
Name any two foreign leaders alongwith the countries they belonged to, who are recognised as the founders of NAM.
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?
Name any two founders of Non-aligned Movement. The first NAM summit was the culmination of which three factors?
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.
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.
NAM was considered a third option' by third world countries! How did this option benefit their growth during the peak of the Cold War?
On the political map of world locate and level the following by giving symbols to them:
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.
" Non-alignment does not imply neutrality or equidistance."What does this statement mean?
What do you th nk about the statement that NAM has bdcoPie irrelevant today? Give reasons to support your opinion.
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What is the relevance of non-aligned movement after the end of Cold War?
1. Describe any six factors responsible for the disintegration of USSR.
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What is meant by New International Economic Order? Mention any four reforms of the global trading system proposed by UNCTAD in 1972.
The Cold War produced an arms race as well as arms control. What were the reasons for both these development?
What was the difference in the ideology of Western Alliances and that of Eastern Alliances?
Why did India distance itself from the two camps led by the U.S. and the Soviet Union? Explain.
Why did India distance itself from the two camps led by the U.S. and the Soviet Union? Explain.
Here is a list of countries. Write against each of these blocs they belonged to during the Cold War.
What is the rationale of Non-aligned movement after the end of Cold War?
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Whmh core values keep non-alignment relevant even after Cold War has ended?
1. What does NATO stand for?
2. What was NATO's policy?
3. What was Warsaw Pact?
4. Mention the main function of Warsaw Pact.