Cold War Quiz

What does the Buffer Zone/Iron Curtain refer to in the context of the Cold War?

• A physical barrier built across Europe

• An imaginary line dividing democratic and communist countries in Europe

• A series of treaties between the U.S. and the USSR

• A military operation conducted by NATO

What was the main objective of the Truman Doctrine?

• To provide military support to South Korea

• To establish democracy in Eastern Europe

• To offer military aid to European countries to prevent the spread of communism

• To create a trade agreement between the U.S. and European countries

Which countries were considered Non-Aligned during the Cold War?

• Countries that were part of NATO

• Countries that were part of the Warsaw Pact

• Countries that took aid from both the USSR and the US, like India

• Countries that were under Soviet control

What was the Domino Theory?

• A strategy for economic growth during the Cold War

• A belief that if one country fell to communism, others would follow

• A plan to rebuild European economies after WWII

• A theory about the spread of nuclear weapons

What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?

• To protect West Berlin from an invasion

• To prevent the spread of communism into West Berlin

• To separate East and West Berlin and prevent East Berliners from leaving

• To serve as a symbol of peace between East and West Germany

What was the Warsaw Pact?

• A trade agreement between Eastern European countries

• An Eastern European defensive alliance against NATO

• A cultural exchange program during the Cold War

• A peace treaty signed at the end of the Cold War

What does the term "Cold War" refer to?

• A series of small, regional conflicts between the U.S. and the USSR

• A war of words and ideologies between the U.S. and the USSR from 1945-1991

• A military conflict involving nuclear weapons

• An economic competition between the Eastern and Western blocs

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• A trade embargo imposed by the U.S. on Cuba

• A revolution in Cuba supported by the USSR

• The greatest threat of nuclear war between the U.S. and the USSR

• The deployment of U.S. missiles in Turkey

What is meant by "Détente"?

• The escalation of the arms race between the U.S. and the USSR

• The collapse of the Soviet Union

• The increase of economic sanctions against communist countries

• A lessening of tensions between the U.S. and the USSR

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• A military strategy to defeat the USSR

• A cultural exchange program between the US and Europe

• An economic aid plan to rebuild many economies after WWII

• A political alliance to oppose the spread of communism