Cold War Quiz

After World War II, the long period of intense rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union.

• Cold War

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

• Civil War

A wall built by the communist East German government in 1961 to seal off the East of the city from the West.

• Great Wall of China

• Berlin Wall

• Moscow Wall

• Munich Wall

An alliance formed in 1949 by the United States and the nations of Western Europe to fight Soviet aggression.

• NAFTA

• BAFTA

• ASCAP

• NATO

Military alliance established in 1955 between the Soviet Union and other communist States in Europe.

• Warsaw Pact

• UN

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

What was the dividing line between North and South Korea?

• 16th Parallel

• 38th Parallel

• Mason-Dixon Line

• Equator

During its 13 days this conflict included the "Bay of Pigs", a naval blockade, and the US Military going to DEFCON 2 for the first time.

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

• Cambodia

• Cuban Missile Crisis

Who was the leader of the UN forces that fought against South Korea?

• Douglas MacArthur

• Harry Truman

• Dwight Eisenhower

• George S. Patton

The world's first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union.

• Spunkick

• Sputnik

• Skunkip

• Endeavor I

The government agency that directs the American Space program.

• FBI

• CIA

• NASA

• CSI: Miami

Fighters that used "hit and run" tactics during the Vietnam War.

• Guerillas

• Freedom Fighters

• Banditos

• Hoplites