Cold War Quiz

What was the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that was a struggle between their ideologies of democracy and communism?

• World War III
• The Cold War
• The Marshall Plan
• Russian American War

Which term described how the Soviet Union's effort to control some countries in Eastern Europe by not allowing their people to communicate with others outside of the Soviet Union?

• The Iron Curtain
• Soviet Union Control
• The Berlin Airlift
• The Warsaw Pact

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

How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?

• They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
• They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
• They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
• They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.

Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?

• Truman Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
• Warsaw Pact
• Domino Theory

What was the political and military alliance of Western, non communist nations?

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• Warsaw Pact

• United Nations

• League of Nations

What was the for the alliance organization of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe?

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• Warsaw Pact

• Triple Alliance

• United Soviet Socialist Republics

How did the Soviets begin the "Space Race" which started in 1957?

• They launched the first ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile)

• They launched the first artificial satellite named Sputnik into space

• They created the first space station

• They produced the largest hydrogen bomb ever

What ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The USSR removes missiles and the US leaves Cuba alone.

• The US uses all of their missiles and destroys Cuba

• Cuba forfiets

• JFK got tired of fighting and just made a treaty

President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

• To expand trade with Europe
• To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
• To stop the spread of communism
• to send financial aid to Europe