Unit 8 Topic 3 Cold War and its Effects Quiz

What was the main theme of Unit 8 of AP World History?

• The Korean War

• The Cold War

• World War II

• The Vietnam War

What was the name of the military alliance formed by Western nations against the Soviets?

• CENTO

• SEATO

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

Which country occupied North Korea after World War II?

• Japan

• China

• Soviet Union

• United States

What was the name of the military alliance formed by the Soviets?

• Warsaw Pact

• CENTO

• SEATO

• NATO

Which conflict became a battleground for the larger conflict of the Cold War?

• The Korean War

• The Vietnam War

• World War II

• Angolan Civil War

Which country did the United States back in the Angolan Civil War?

• South Africa

• Soviet Union

• United Kingdom

• China

Who shipped nuclear missiles to Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• John F. Kennedy

• Mao Zedong

• Fidel Castro

• Nikita Khruschev

What was the name of the treaty created in 1968 to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons?

• Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

• Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty

• Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

• Nuclear Disarmament Treaty

Which country did the United States place nuclear missiles in, near the Soviet Union?

• Vietnam

• Iran

• Turkey

• Cuba

What was the main effect of the Cold War in terms of military alliances?

• Communist occupation of Eastern Europe

• Formation of NATO and Warsaw Pact

• Proxy wars

• Proliferation of nuclear weapons