Cold War History Quiz

Which doctrine aimed at containing the spread of communism and was followed by the implementation of the Marshall Plan?

• Domino Theory

• Truman Doctrine

• Molotov Plan

• Détente

What term was used to describe the geopolitical division between the Soviet Bloc and the Western powers after World War II?

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

• "Iron Curtain"

• Containment

Which conflict is directly related to the policy of containment during the Cold War era?

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

• Formation & Repression of the Soviet Bloc

• Emergence of 2 Superpowers

What was the primary goal of the NATO alliance during the Cold War?

• To promote the Domino Theory

• To provide economic aid to war-torn Europe

• To establish a collective defense against the spread of communism

• To initiate the policy of Détente

Which plan was developed by the Soviet Union in response to the Marshall Plan?

• Truman Doctrine

• NATO

• Détente

• Molotov Plan

What policy introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev aimed at restructuring the Soviet economy?

• Democratization & Glasnost

• August Coup

• Perestroika

• Ethnic Groups Call for Freedom

Which term refers to the political openness and increased transparency in government institutions and activities in the USSR?

• Perestroika

• August Coup

• Democratization & Glasnost

• Satellite States get Independence

What event is directly associated with the final dissolution of the Soviet Union?

• Democratization & Glasnost

• Perestroika

• Ethnic Groups Call for Freedom

• August Coup

What was a significant consequence of the ethnic groups' call for freedom in the USSR?

• Perestroika

• Democratization & Glasnost

• Satellite States get Independence

• Breakup of U.S.S.R.

Which term describes the process of European countries granting independence to their colonies?

• European Economic Integration

• Right Wing/Conservative Backlash

• Decolonization

• Economic Decline of the 1970s & 1980s