Cold War Quiz

What was the Cold War primarily a rivalry between?

• USA and Germany

• USSR and China

• USA and USSR

• USA and China

What model does the Cold War fit into according to the text?

• Clash of civilizations

• Economic competition

• Religious conflict

• Technological race

What was a key reason for the Soviet Union's distrust of the U.S. and Britain during World War II?

• Espionage activities

• Economic sanctions

• Refusal to share nuclear technology

• Refusal to invade Europe and open a second front against the Nazis

What was the main strategy of the U.S. to combat the spread of communism?

• Containment

• Direct military intervention

• Diplomatic negotiations

• Economic sanctions

Which of the following was NOT a result of the nuclear arms race?

• The development of the hydrogen bomb

• The Berlin Airlift

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• Mutually assured destruction

What was the Marshall Plan?

• A Soviet plan to expand communism in Eastern Europe

• A strategy to rebuild Soviet infrastructure

• A policy of containment against communism

• A U.S. initiative to aid in the rebuilding of Western Europe

Who was responsible for the collectivized agriculture that led to famine in the Soviet Union?

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Joseph Stalin

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Vladimir Lenin

What was Glasnost?

• A military strategy

• A policy of openness and transparency

• A policy of economic reform

• A type of Soviet missile

Which event marked the physical symbol of the Cold War's end?

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

• The signing of the INF Treaty

• The dissolution of the Soviet Union

• The end of the Vietnam War

What was a major factor in the Soviet Union's inability to keep up with the West economically?

• Lack of technological innovation

• State-run economies

• Poor diplomatic relations

• Lack of natural resources