Cold War Quiz

True or false: the United States and Soviet Union fought each other directly during the Cold War.

• True

• False

Was the US capitalist or communist?

• Capitalist

• Communist

Was the Soviet Union capitalist or communist?

• Capitalist

• Communist

What is communism?

• People have a say in the government, and they have rights like freedom of speech

• Businesses are mostly owned by individuals, not the government

• The government controls everything, aiming for (in theory) a society without social classes, where everyone gets what they need

What was the Iron Curtain?

• A barrier dividing Europe between the Soviet bloc and the Western Allies

• A military alliance between the Soviet Union and its satellite states

• A period of intense Cold War tensions

• A nuclear weapons test conducted by the Soviet Union

What was the US policy of containment?

• To stop the spread of communism

• To promote democracy worldwide

• To reduce military spending

• To create a global free market

What was the Berlin Airlift?

• A US military operation to fly food and supplies into Berlin during the Soviet Blockade of the city

• A Soviet military operation to fly food and supplies into Berlin during the US Blockade of the city

• A US military operation to fly food and supplies into Berlin during the Cold War

• A Soviet military operation to fly food and supplies into Berlin during the Cold War

What was the Marshall Plan?

• A plan to rebuild Europe after World War II

• A plan to create a European Union

• A plan to stop the spread of communism

• A plan to create a global trading system

Who did the US support in the Korean War?

• North Korea

• China

• South Korea

• Taiwan

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• A conflict between the United States and Cuba over the location of nuclear missiles

• A conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union over the location of nuclear missiles

• A conflict between Cuba and the Soviet Union over the location of nuclear missiles

• A conflict between the United States and Cuba over the location of missiles