Cold War History Quiz

Which American politician was involved in the congressional investigation of Alger Hiss?

• William F. Buckley Jr.

• Richard Nixon

• Joseph McCarthy

• Adlai Stevenson

What event caused Stalin to blockade West Berlin in 1949?

• The European Recovery Program

• Allied aid to help Greece

• Allied attempts to unify West Germany

• Confrontation with Russia over Poland

Which of the following was NOT a Communist country?

• Austria

• Bulgaria

• Hungary

• Albania

The Truman Doctrine was developed when the Soviets attempted to gain control of Greece and _______.

• Albania

• Iran

• Yugoslavia

• Turkey

What rationale was primarily responsible for America's aid to South Vietnam?

• Peaceful coexistence

• Domino theory

• Dynamic conservatism

• Consumer culture

Which modern president was the first to give considerable attention to civil rights?

• Harry Truman

• Richard Nixon

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight Eisenhower

Permanent members of which UN agency have veto power?

• Foreign Affairs Committee

• General Assembly

• Security Council

• Secretariat

Where was the most dramatic standoff over the desegregation of public schools?

• Washington, D.C.

• San Francisco, California

• Montgomery, Alabama

• Little Rock, Arkansas

What term was coined to describe accusations based on lies, distortion, and innuendo?

• Liberalism

• Dynamic conservatism

• Trumanism

• McCarthyism

Who was the Nationalist leader in China?

• Fidel Castro

• Chiang Kai-shek

• Ho Chi Minh

• Mao Zedong