Cold War America Quiz

What event is often considered to have started the Cold War?

• Potsdam Conference

• Berlin Airlift

• Korean War

• Marshall Plan

What was the policy introduced in the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan?

• Containment

• Massive Retaliation

• Brinkmanship

• Detente

What was the literal representation of the divide between democratic and communist countries?

• Marshall Plan

• NATO

• Berlin Wall

• Korean War

Who issued a warning about the Soviet dominance of Eastern European governments behind the "iron Curtain"?

• Winston Churchill

• Harry Truman

• Joseph Stalin

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

What was President Eisenhower's policy that avoided military action in Communist-threatened spots around the world?

• Brinkmanship

• Containment

• Detente

• Massive Retaliation

What was President Kennedy's greatest accomplishment during the Cold War?

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Apollo Program

• Korean War

• Berlin Airlift

What was the United States' official response to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Negotiated a peace treaty with Cuba

• Withdrew from the crisis

• Launched a military attack on Cuba

• Enforced a blockade of Cuba

What was the common sentiment of Americans to the Russian launch of Sputnik?

• Increased fear of protests and revolts

• Increased math and science education

• Increased support for the Soviet space program

• Decreased fear of Soviet technological superiority

What was the harshest form of the hunt for Communists in the US following WW2?

• Containment

• Detente

• Brinkmanship

• McCarthyism

What was NOT an expected behavior of women during the 1940s and 1950s?

• Conform to the role of happy housewife and mother

• Conceal unhappiness and take pride in a clean home

• Dress and look appropriately attractive for their husbands

• Work at a full-time job and complete all the housework at home