Cold War Quiz

Who was  the United States Senator who went on a hunt in the U.S. for communist.

• Nikita Khrushchev
• Joseph McCarthy
• Joseph Stalin
• JFK

This type of government is ran by the people.

• Socialism
• Communism
• Democracy
• Government

This is a type of government where the government has complete control of the country. 

• Communism
• Socialism
• Democracy
• Government

This is the name of the Organization that was created by Western European Countries, America and Canada to help contain the spread of Communism.

• United Nations
• Alliance
• League of Nations
• NATO

In 1950, the United States and other countries from the United Nations became involved in the Korean War. What was the cause of this war?

• •North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism.
• •South Korea wanted to drive out troops from Vietnam.
• •North Korea attacked China to spread communism.
• •South Korea attacked North Korea to spread democracy.

This man was responsible for the Cuban Missile Crisis and was a leader of the Soviet Union. 

• JFK
• Joseph McCarthy
• Nikita Khrushchev
• Adolf Hitler

This was an ACTUAL wall that separated Berlin. It separated the communist side from the democracy side. Why did they put the wall up?

• Iron Curtain
• Berlin Wall
• Berlin Airlift
• Great Wall of China

How did we respond to the blockade on Western Berlin? This was when we could not get any supplies to this area. 

• Berlin Airlift
• Iron Curtain
• Air attack
• Berlin Wall

Was the Cold War an actual war?

• Yes
• No

Which of the following was a primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• direct, armed conflict between the two nations

• the founding of the United Nations

• a deep reduction in military expenditures

• a competition for political influence over other countries