The Cold War Quiz

Following WWII East Germany was controlled by

• the Soviet Union

• The United States

• Japan

• China

The two global superpowers to emerge after WWII were

• the United States and the Soviet Union

• China and the Soviet Union

• China and the United States

• Germany and the United States

Which event occurred first?

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Vietnam War

• The Korean War

• The Collapse of the Berlin Wall

The U.S. policy to stop the spread of communism was

• stalemate

• containment

• seek and destroy

• divide and conquer

The first nation to launch an artificial satellite into space was

• China

• Cuba

• the Soviet Union

• the United States

When did the Cold War occur?

• 1939-1945

• 1945-1953

• 1947-1991

• 1949-1996

Which plan provided aid to Europe in an effort to reduce the threat of communist revolutions?

• The Kennedy Plan

• The Eisenhower Plan

• The Nixon Plan

• The Marshall Plan

America supported which country during the Vietnam War?

• Cuba

• China

• North Vietnam

• South Vietnam

How did President Kennedy respond to the discovery of missiles in Cuba?

• He ordered the firing of missiles at Cuba.

• He did nothing.

• He ordered a blockade of Cuba.

• He ordered a blockade of the Soviet Union.

After America withdrew from the Vietnam War

• North Vietnam took over South Vietnam in 1975.

• South Vietnam took over North Vietnam in 1976.

• a stalemate occurred and both sides still remain today.

• the war ended before America withdrew.