Cold War Review Practice Quiz

The Cold War was a period of competition between which two countries?

• the U.S. and Korea

• the U.S. and Afghanistan

• The Soviet Union and Afghanistan

• the U.S and the Soviet Union

Why was it called the “cold war?”

• because of the space race — it is cold in space

• there was no economic conflict

• there was no military conflict

• there was no political conflict

What did the two cold war countries “fight” each other over?

• political, economic, and military influence

• having the most superior weapons

• the best technology

• all of the above

How did the Space Race end?

• the Soviets were the first to create the atomic bomb.

• the Koreans entered the space race

• the Americans were the first to send a man to space

• the Americans landed the first humans on the moon

How did the Soviet Union show its disregard for personal freedoms in Europe during 1961?

• By building the Berlin Wall

• They built the Iron Curtain

• Causing the Berlin Airlift

• Threatening to start WWIII

What was the name of the organization that hoped to promote peace and global cooperation following WWII?

• League of Nations

• The U.S. Congress

• Treaty of Versailles

• United Nations

What was the conflict between the US, Cuba, and the Soviet Union?

• The Berlin Airlift

• The Iron Curtain

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Berlin Wall

The United States, France, and Great Britian took over which part of Germany after WWII?

• West

• North

• South

• East