Cold War
- Which two superpowers were primarily involved in the Cold War?
- A. USA and China
- B. USA and Soviet Union
- C. USA and Germany
- D. USA and Japan
- Answer: B. USA and Soviet Union
- What was the primary economic system of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
- A. Capitalism
- B. Socialism
- C. Communism
- D. Fascism
- Answer: C. Communism
- Which event in 1962 brought the world closest to nuclear war during the Cold War?
- A. Korean War
- B. Vietnam War
- C. Cuban Missile Crisis
- D. Berlin Airlift
- Answer: C. Cuban Missile Crisis
- What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
- A. Rebuild the Japanese economy
- B. Provide aid to the Soviet Union
- C. Rebuild the European economies
- D. Fund the space race
- Answer: C. Rebuild the European economies
- What was the symbolic division between the Communist East and the Capitalist West in Europe called?
- A. The Great Wall
- B. The Iron Curtain
- C. The Berlin Wall
- D. The Bamboo Curtain
- Answer: B. The Iron Curtain
- Which alliance was formed by Western countries in response to the threat of Soviet expansion?
- A. Warsaw Pact
- B. NATO
- C. SEATO
- D. CENTO
- Answer: B. NATO
- What was the main purpose of the Berlin Airlift in 1948-1949?
- A. Deliver food and supplies to West Berlin
- B. Evacuate civilians from Berlin
- C. Bomb East Berlin
- D. Transport troops to Berlin
- Answer: A. Deliver food and supplies to West Berlin
- Which war was fought from 1950-1953 and is often considered a part of the Cold War?
- A. Vietnam War
- B. Korean War
- C. Gulf War
- D. Six-Day War
- Answer: B. Korean War
- What was the primary reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961?
- A. Prevent military invasion
- B. Stop the flow of refugees from East to West Berlin
- C. Mark the border of East Germany
- D. Protect East Berlin from NATO
- Answer: B. Stop the flow of refugees from East to West Berlin
- Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
- A. Joseph Stalin
- B. Nikita Khrushchev
- C. Leonid Brezhnev
- D. Mikhail Gorbachev
- Answer: B. Nikita Khrushchev
- Which doctrine stated that the US would support countries resisting communism?
- A. Truman Doctrine
- B. Eisenhower Doctrine
- C. Monroe Doctrine
- D. Nixon Doctrine
- Answer: A. Truman Doctrine
- What was the name of the first artificial Earth satellite launched by the Soviet Union?
- A. Explorer 1
- B. Vanguard
- C. Sputnik
- D. Luna
- Answer: C. Sputnik
- Which US President initiated the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)?
- A. Richard Nixon
- B. Jimmy Carter
- C. Ronald Reagan
- D. George H.W. Bush
- Answer: C. Ronald Reagan
- Which conflict is often referred to as “America’s longest war” during the Cold War era?
- A. Korean War
- B. Vietnam War
- C. Gulf War
- D. Afghan War
- Answer: B. Vietnam War
- What was the main purpose of the policy of détente?
- A. Increase military spending
- B. Reduce tensions between the US and the Soviet Union
- C. Expand NATO
- D. Spread communism in Latin America
- Answer: B. Reduce tensions between the US and the Soviet Union
- Which Soviet leader is credited with policies of glasnost and perestroika?
- A. Leonid Brezhnev
- B. Nikita Khrushchev
- C. Yuri Andropov
- D. Mikhail Gorbachev
- Answer: D. Mikhail Gorbachev
- What was the main objective of the Warsaw Pact?
- A. Form an economic union
- B. Create a collective defense alliance among Eastern Bloc countries
- C. Establish trade relations with the West
- D. Promote Soviet culture
- Answer: B. Create a collective defense alliance among Eastern Bloc countries
- Which event marked the end of the Cold War?
- A. Fall of the Berlin Wall
- B. Cuban Missile Crisis
- C. Korean War Armistice
- D. Signing of the INF Treaty
- Answer: A. Fall of the Berlin Wall
- Which US President made the famous “Tear down this wall!” speech?
- A. John F. Kennedy
- B. Richard Nixon
- C. Ronald Reagan
- D. George H.W. Bush
- Answer: C. Ronald Reagan
- What was the primary purpose of the Helsinki Accords?
- A. End the Vietnam War
- B. Improve relations between the Communist and Western blocs
- C. Establish NATO
- D. Begin the Space Race
- Answer: B. Improve relations between the Communist and Western blocs
