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11.88 End of the Cold War and the Post Cold War World Worksheet

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End of the Cold War and the Post-Cold War World: Select the event, leader, treaty, map, or policy decision that best explains the end of the Cold War, U.S. global influence, and debates over intervention after 1991. Aligned to Broad national and selected state U.S. History alignment: C3 Framework; CCSS Literacy in History/Social Studies 11-12; AP U.S. History; NAEP U.S. History; selected CA, NY, MA, FL, and TX frameworks where applicable. 11.88 - End of the Cold War and the Post-Cold War World: Select the event, leader, treaty, map, or policy decision that best explains the end of the Cold War, U.S. global influence, and debates over intervention after 1991. Standards references: C3 D2.His.14-16.9-12; C3 D2.Civ.8-14.9-12; CCSS RH.11-12.3, RH.11-12.7; APUSH Period 9; NAEP Theme 4; CA HSS 11.9/11.11; NY 11.11; FL SS.912.A.7.

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

Stimulus: A review question asks which combination best explains the Cold War's end and the post-1991 world. Which answer demonstrates the strongest synthesis?

AThe Cold War ended only because the United States stopped trading with Europe in 1947.

BThe post-1991 world was identical to the Cold War because no alliances or borders changed.

CThe Soviet Union won the Cold War and created NATO after the Persian Gulf War.

DGorbachev's reforms, Eastern European revolutions, Soviet breakup, arms control, and debates over U.S.-led intervention all reshaped global politics.

Solution & Explanation:This synthesis connects causes, events, treaties, and policy debates instead of isolating one fact from the larger transformation.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

Use the political cartoon titled 'World Policeman?' An Uncle Sam-like figure stands at a crossroads with signs pointing to 'Bosnia,' 'Rwanda,' 'Somalia,' and 'Kosovo,' while holding a small rulebook labeled 'Interests, Law, Costs.' Which debate is the cartoon designed to show?

AWhether the United States should restore Soviet rule in Eastern Europe

BWhether tariff rates caused the fall of the Berlin Wall

CWhether the United States should act as a global enforcer when crises erupt after the Cold War

DWhether NATO should become a domestic police department

Solution & Explanation:The cartoon represents the post-Cold War argument over how far U.S. responsibility should extend in global crises.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

Stimulus: After the 1991 Gulf War, the United States supported sanctions, inspections, and no-fly zones against Iraq. What does this postwar policy best illustrate?

AThe Gulf War ended all U.S. involvement in the Middle East permanently.

BMilitary victory could lead to long-term containment and enforcement problems.

CIraq joined NATO immediately after the war.

DThe United Nations required the United States to rebuild the Warsaw Pact.

Solution & Explanation:Postwar Iraq policy shows that a successful battlefield campaign did not eliminate difficult questions about enforcement and long-term strategy.

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