Cold War Quiz

Who built the Berlin Wall?

• Soviet Union

• NATO

• The UN

• China

What was the primary ideological conflict during the Cold War?

• Democracy vs. Monarchy

• Capitalism vs. Communism

• Nationalism vs. Globalism

• Fascism vs. Anarchism

What was the name of the alliance formed by the United States and its allies during the Cold War?

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

• SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization)

• CENTO (Central Treaty Organization)

What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan implemented after World War II?

• To rebuild European economies and prevent the spread of communism

• To establish the United Nations

• To start the European Union

• To provide military support to countries threatened by the Soviet Union

What was the primary goal of the Truman Doctrine during the Cold War?

• To provide political support to all countries

• To encourage free trade across the world

• To support countries resisting communism

• To establish a new world currency

What foreign policy guided American presidents during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism?

• Open Door Policy

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Big Stick Policy

• Containment

What is significant about the 38th parallel?

• It divides Western and Eastern Europe, this line is also described as the Iron Curtain

• The division between North and South Korea

• The division between China and North Korea, also known as the Iron Curtain.

• The 38th parallel was the location of all communist satellite nations.

During what Cold War event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade in Germany without provoking a military conflict?

• Berlin Airlift

• Vietnam War

• Watergate Scandal

• Bataan Death March

According to the source and using your knowledge of US History, which of the following is most correct regarding the conflict in Korea?

• Both sides at one point made strong advances into their opposition at certain points but fought the war to a stalemate.

• Neither side was able to advance very much and the war was essentially a stalemate in the end.

• North Korea was able to make a strong push far into South Korea early into the war and nearly captured the southern city of Pusan . South Korea with the help of China was able to push them back.

• South Korea was able to make a strong push far into North Korea with the help of the Soviet Union.

McCarthyism was what?

• a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
• an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
• a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
• The practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence.