Cold War Quiz

What year did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur?

• 1959

• 1960

• 1961

• 1962

Which U.S. president was in office during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Richard Nixon

What was the primary purpose of the Berlin Wall?

• To protect West Berlin from East German invasion

• To prevent East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin

• To serve as a tourist attraction

• To divide NATO and Warsaw Pact forces

In what year was the Berlin Wall built?

• 1945

• 1955

• 1961

• 1971

Which two countries were the main competitors in the Space Race?

• United States and China

• United States and Soviet Union

• United Kingdom and France

• France and Soviet Union

What was the name of the first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957?

• Apollo 11

• Sputnik 1

• Voyager 1

• Skylab

Which of the following was a major outcome of the Vietnam War?

• The unification of Vietnam under South Vietnamese control

• The unification of Vietnam under North Vietnamese control

• The division of Vietnam into North and South indefinitely

• The establishment of a democratic government in Vietnam

What was the primary strategy used by the United States in the Vietnam War?

• Guerrilla warfare

• Nuclear deterrence

• Conventional warfare

• Attrition warfare

Which treaty aimed at limiting the nuclear arms race was signed by the United States and the Soviet Union in 1968?

• START I

• SALT I

• The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

• The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

What was the primary goal of the Nuclear Arms Race?

• To develop more powerful conventional weapons

• To achieve nuclear disarmament

• To gain a strategic advantage through nuclear superiority

• To promote peaceful uses of nuclear energy