World History and Civilizations
What does Cold War refer to?
- A. The eighteenth-century conflict in which the thirteen American colonies won independence from Britain
- B. The prolonged period of political and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union following World War II ✓
- C. A devastating plague pandemic that killed a large portion of Europe's population in the fourteenth century
- D. The largest empire in pre-Columbian America, centered in the Andes with its capital at Cusco
Correct answer
B. The prolonged period of political and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union following World War II
Explanation
'Cold War' refers to the prolonged period of political and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union following World War II.