Cold War Practice Quiz

The countries in blue on this map were members of which alliance during the Cold War?

• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• SEATO
• Axis Powers

The countries in red on this map were members of which alliance during the Cold War?

• Warsaw Pact
• NATO
• SEATO
• Axis Powers

Who gave the Iron Curtain speech that is pictured here?

• President FDR
• President Truman
• Winston Churchill
• Lincoln Steffense

The dividing line between the democracies in blue and the Communist in red was referred to as what?

• The line of demarkation
• The DeMilitarized Zone
• The Iron Curtain
• The 38th Parallel

Which of the following ways of promoting democracy describes the Truman Doctrine?

• Containing Communism so that it cannot spread any farther
• Giving money to countries so they do not become Communist
• Finding ways other than nuclear missiles to stop Communism
• Fighting wars by using other countries to stop Communism

Which of the following ways of promoting democracy describes the Mar$hall Plan?

• Containing Communism so that it cannot spread any farther
• Giving money to countries so they do not become Communist
• Finding ways other than nuclear missiles to stop Communism
• Fighting wars by using other countries to stop Communism

Which of the following ways of promoting democracy describes the Marshall Plan?

• Containing Communism so that it cannot spread any farther
• Giving money to countries so they do not become Communist
• Finding ways other than nuclear missiles to stop Communism
• Fighting wars by using other countries to stop Communism

Although the Cold War never involved any actual fighting, it was a state of tension between the U.S. and _____________.

• the Soviet Union
• the Middle East
• Germany
• China

Which country was split in two by the Iron Curtain?

• Poland
• Germany
• Hungary
• Soviet Union

The United States and its allies had a policy called "containment."  This means that they wanted to ...

• stop the spread of Fascism.
• stop the spread of slavery.
• stop other countries from building up their military power.
• stop the spread of Communism.