Cold War Quiz

What city in Europe was divided into 4 sectors after World War II?

• Berlin
• Madrid
• Rome
• Paris

The 38th parallel divides what Asian country?

• China
• Japan
• Vietnam
• Korea

What was Sputnik?

• First human-made spacecraft to land on Mars
• The first jet fighter aircraft

• Name of the first dog in space

• First artificial Earth satellite

What is the name given to the non-fighting war between the west and the Soviet Union to prevent the spread of communism?

• Hot War
• Freezing War
• Warm War
• Cold War

Who is considered the Father of Communism?

• Fidel Castro
• Joseph Stalin
• Vladimir Lenin
• Karl Marx

Who was the first leader of Communist China?

• Mao Zedong
• Xi Jinping
• Sun Yat-sen
• Deng Xiaoping

What did the Iron Curtain represent?

• The Iron Curtain represented the division between democratic Western Europe and communist Eastern Europe after World War II.

• The Iron Curtain represented the separation between North and South Vietnam.
• The Iron Curtain represented the physical divide between the borders of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

• The Iron Curtain represented a physical barrier between North and South Korea.

When did communist rule end in most of Europe?

• Around 2010

• Around 2000

• Around 1895

• Around 1989

What was the name of the alliance of democratic countries that was created to help keep the Soviet Union from taking over all of Europe?

• EU
• UN
• SEATO
• NATO

The superpowers planned to launch attacks over which point on earth?

• North Pole
• Mount Everest
• Equator
• South Pole