Cold War Quiz

Which countries were the superpowers on the two sides of the Cold War?

• England and China

• The United States and the USSR

• China and the Soviet Union

• The United States and England

What type of weapons did superpowers compete for during the Cold War?

• missiles

• submarines

• nuclear weapons

• pistols

Which group was targeted in the United States by Joseph McCarthy during the "Red Scare"?

• Democrats

• Republicans

• Communists

• Native Americans

What did NOT occur during the Cold War?

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

• Red Scare

• World War II

What was the main purpose of the containment U.S. foreign policy in the decade following World War II?

• To destroy the Soviet Union

• To prevent Communism from spreading to new countries

• To kill Soviet dictator Josef Stalin

• To defend China against the Soviet army

The United States was part of what alliance during the Cold War with England, France and West Germany?

• Axis Powers

• Central Powers

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

The Soviet Union was part of what alliance during the Cold War with Poland and East Germany?

• Axis Powers

• Central Powers

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

Trying to build as many nuclear and other new weapons as possible during the Cold War was known as the…

• Space Race

• Arms Race

• Peace Race

• War Race

The Soviet Union sent Sputnik Satellites and the U.S. put a man on the moon during the…

• Space Race

• Arms Race

• Peace Race

• War Race

The U.S. gave money to Western European Countries after World War Two to prevent those countries from becoming Communist as part of the ___________ plan.

• Roosevelt

• Marshall

• Khruschev

• Stalin