Cold War History Quiz

What marked the beginning of the Cold War?

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The end of World War II

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

• The discovery of the atomic bomb

Who led the Soviet Union during the early Cold War?

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Joseph Stalin

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Vladimir Putin

What was the main strategy of the United States to combat Soviet expansion?

• Brinkmanship

• Containment

• Detente

• Marshall Plan

Which treaty formed a military alliance among Western countries?

• NATO

• SALT I

• Treaty of Versailles

• Warsaw Pact

What was the first artificial satellite launched into Earth's orbit?

• Hubble Space Telescope

• Explorer I

• Sputnik

• Apollo 11

Who was the first American president to land a man on the moon?

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Richard Nixon

• Ronald Reagan

What was the main purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?

• To oversee federal spending

• To promote American films

• To investigate communist subversion

• To support civil rights

Which conflict is considered the first military action of the Cold War?

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Cuban Missile Crisis

What policy did President Richard Nixon introduce to ease Cold War tensions?

• Containment

• Brinkmanship

• Marshall Plan

• Detente

Who was the Soviet leader that introduced 'glasnost' and 'perestroika'?

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Joseph Stalin

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Vladimir Lenin