Cold War Quiz

What was the physical barrier that separated communist East Berlin and democratic West Berlin called?

• Berlin Blockade

• Berlin Wall

• Berlin Barrier

• Berlin Division

What term describes the competition between nations to build powerful weapons during the Cold War?

• arms race

• space race

• atomic bomb

• military expansion

What was the primary objective of South Africa's apartheid system?

• To make voting simpler and easier

• To defend the dictatorship of the African National Conference

• To protect white minority control over the country

• To promote racial equality

What were the Tiananmen Square students and protesters advocating for in 1989?

• More strict control

• Democracy and freedom of speech

• Dictatorship

• Economic reforms

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

• To expand trade with Europe

• To stop the spread of communism

• To send financial aid to Europe

• To establish military bases in Europe

What event is symbolized by the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet Union?

• End of the Cold War

• Collapse of the Taliban

• Strength of the Warsaw Pact

• Formation of the European Union

Who led the Communist Revolution in China?

• Mao Zedong

• Kim Jong Il

• Joseph Stalin

• Ho Chi Minh

Golda Meir was the first prime minister of which country?

• Israel

• India

• Great Britain

• Canada

Which Russian prime minister was responsible for initiating de-Stalinization?

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Vladimir Putin

• Adolf Hitler

• Leonid Brezhnev

What happened in Rwanda in 1994 when thousands of people were massacred in a matter of days? What groups of ethnic people were at odds at that time?

• Muslims and Jews

• Hutus and Tutsis

• Christians and Jews

• None of the above