Cold War Quiz

What was the Cold War?

• A) A direct military engagement between the US and the USSR

• B) A period of peace and cooperation between the US and the USSR

• C) An era of bitter rivalry between the US and the USSR known as the Cold War

• D) A series of direct battles fought on US soil

What was one of the main political differences between the US and the USSR during the Cold War?

• A) The US was a communist country, while the USSR valued freedom

• B) The USSR was a capitalist democracy, while the US was a communist country

• C) The US was a capitalist democracy, while the USSR was a communist country

• D) Both the US and the USSR were socialist countries

What did Stalin want after World War II?

• A) To promote democracy in Eastern Europe

• B) Huge reparations from Germany and a buffer of friendly states around the USSR

• C) To give financial aid to Germany

• D) To engage in direct military conflict with the US

Why were Britain and the USA worried after World War II?

• A) They wanted to establish communism in Europe

• B) They were concerned about the spread of democracy

• C) They were worried that large areas of Eastern Europe were falling under Soviet control

• D) They thought that the USSR would start a direct war with them

What was one reason the Soviet Union was resentful towards the USA after World War I?

• A) The USA had tried to destroy the Russian Revolution

• B) The USA had given too much help to the Soviet Union

• C) The USA had taken territory from the Soviet Union

• D) The USA had refused to sign a peace treaty with the Soviet Union

What policy did Truman begin to block the Soviets from spreading communism?

• Marshall Plan

• Containment

• Brinkmanship

• Iron Curtain

What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan in 1947?

• To provide military support to European countries

• To help European countries recover from the war and prevent communism

• To establish the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• To create the Warsaw Pact

What was the name of the first human-made satellite launched by the Soviet Union?

• U-2

• Sputnik

• Apollo

• Vostok

What term describes the strategy of being willing to go to the edge of war without actually engaging in conflict?

• Containment

• Marshall Plan

• Brinkmanship

• Iron Curtain

Which term refers to the division between Eastern and Western Europe after World War II, as described by Winston Churchill?

• Containment

• Brinkmanship

• Iron Curtain

• Cold War