The Cold War Quiz 1 2024

What was the period from 1945 to 1991 where tension escalated between the Soviet Union and the United States called?

• World War I

• Spanish-American War

• Cold War

• World War II

Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?

• The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
• The war was fought during winter months only
• Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
• There was never direct fighting between the U.S. and 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.

The dividing line between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War was called _________________.

• The Iron Curtain
• The Iron Bars
• The Steel Curtain
• The Iron Road

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the U.S. implemented a _____ around Cuba.

• Tribunal
• Blockade
• Detente
• Injunction

When Stalin refused to allow the ground transport of resources to West Berlin, the U.S. responded by....

• Implementing a blockade around Cuba

• Moving all non-communist citizens out of Berlin

• Threatening to launch a nuclear attack against the Soviet Union

• Airlifting supplies into the city

The countries in red on this map are all members of...

• The Warsaw Pact

• The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• The Axis Powers

• The United Nations Security Council

After WWII, the US provided economic aid to European countries with the goal of containing Communism, this was called the....

• Eisenhower Plan

• Truman Plan

• Marshall Plan

• Warsaw Pact

What event started the space race between the U.S. and Soviet Union?

• The launching of Sputnik

• The landing of Apollo 13 on the Moon.

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The invention of atomic weapons

After the launching of Sputnik, many Americans believed the Soviet Union....

• had gained economic superiority over the U.S.

• would attempt to export their communist ideas to the U.S.

• had achieved technological superiority over the U.S.

• would attempt to colonize Mars or Pluto