Cold War Quiz

After WWII, the Soviet Union (USSR) extended its sphere of influence into what region?

• Eastern Europe, including half of Germany

• Asia, including China

• Africa, including Egypt

• South America, including Mexico

The Truman Doctrine set forth the American foreign and military policy of _______________ communism.

• eliminating

• ending

• adding

• containing

In what two areas did the U.S. fight wars in order to contain communism?

• Cuba and Brazil

• North and South Korea

• North and South Vietnam

• East and West Germany

In which city may one have seen this sign?

• Havana, Cuba

• Berlin, East Germany

• London, England

• Tokyo, Japan

College students in images like the one seen here were protesting America's war in

• Korea

• Cuba

• Vietnam

• Germany

What state benefited the most from the increased military spending during the Cold War?

• California

• Maryland

• Florida

• Virginia

What US President is given some credit for ending the Cold War by challenging the Soviet Union by increasing defense spending?

• Bill Clinton

• Ronald Reagan

• Jimmy Carter

• George W. Bush

When the USA joined ______, it created our first ever peacetime military alliance

• NATO

• SEATO

• NAFTA

• WARSAW PACT

All of the following are examples of the Red Scare in

America EXCEPT?

• the imprisonment of Alger Hiss

• the execution of Ethyl and Julius Rosenberg

• Senator Joe McCarthy questioning innocent people about their attitudes toward communism

• President Ronald Reagan telling Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down" the Berlin Wall.

During the Cold War this symbol told you where to go in the event of a ___________________________________.

• possible nuclear explosion

• possible terrorist attack

• possible flood

• possible earthquake