Question

The Cold War wasn’t cold everywhere. The Soviet Union sent troops to East Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Afghanistan. Meanwhile, the United States was involved in conflict in Korea, Guatemala, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Vietnam, among other places.

Which kind of media would best help readers understand the information on the left?

a map showing areas of combat during the Cold War
a picture of Soviet troops in East Germany
a graph showing the amount spent on the nuclear arms race over time
a political cartoon about the Cold War

Answer 1

a map showing areas of combat during the Cold War

A map best displays the geographic distribution and patterns of interventions on both sides, letting readers see where conflicts occurred and compare Soviet and U.S. involvement.