In Reviewing the Origins of the Cold War, the Text

question 110

Multiple Choice

In reviewing the origins of the Cold War, the text

• A)remarked on the unusual nature of intense competition between two societies so heavily influenced by Western civilization.
• B)supports the view of many revisionist historians that United States policies drove Stalin to adopt a hostile view of the West.
• C)states that both nations were working within a framework conditioned by the past, from their different historical perspectives and their irreconcilable political ambitions.
• D)proposes the Cold War actually originated in East Asia.
• E)blames the British Labour government for manipulating America into an anti-Soviet policy.

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Definitions:

Ingroup Bias

The tendency to favor and extend better treatment to members of one's own group over those of other groups.

Outgroup Homogeneity

The perception that members of an outgroup are more similar to each other than they actually are, or more similar than members of the ingroup.

Uncertainty-Identity Theory

The theory that people join and identify with groups in order to reduce negative feelings of uncertainty about themselves and others.

Entitativity

The degree to which a group is perceived as being a coherent and distinct entity, with members sharing common characteristics or a common fate.