Cold War Quiz

What was the main purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

• To provide economic aid to Western Europe

• To support countries threatened by or resisting communism

• To establish a military alliance with Western European nations

• To divide Germany and Berlin after WWII

What was the main purpose of the Helsinki Accords?

• To establish economic sanctions against the Soviet Union

• To create a nuclear non-proliferation treaty

• To secure peace and reduce tensions between East and West

• To condemn human rights abuses in Chile

What was a key component of Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms in the USSR?

• The invasion of Afghanistan

• The suppression of the Solidarity movement

• The combination of perestroika and glasnost

• The construction of the Berlin Wall

What was a major factor driving decolonization in Africa after WWII?

• The influence of the Marshall Plan

• The formation of the Warsaw Pact

• The encouragement of self-determination by Allied countries

• The conflict in Korea

How did Ronald Reagan's approach to the USSR differ from the policy of detente?

• Reagan was more conciliatory and focused on negotiation

• Reagan was more aggressive and confrontational

• Reagan withdrew from the Middle East

• Reagan reduced military spending

Which of the following best describes the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in China?

• A movement to modernize China's economy

• A campaign to eliminate perceived enemies of the communist state

• An effort to spread communism throughout Southeast Asia

• A revolution to overthrow Mao Zedong's government

What was a key source of tension in the Middle East during the Cold War?

• The division of Korea

• The conflict over control of the Suez Canal

• The formation of NATO

• The Marshall Plan

How did Leonid Brezhnev's leadership differ from Nikita Khrushchev's following his takeover in 1964?

• Brezhnev was more open to reform and criticism

• Brezhnev repressed dissent more than Khrushchev

• Brezhnev withdrew from Afghanistan

• Brezhnev reduced military spending

What was the primary goal of the US policy of "Vietnamization"?

• To defeat the Vietcong and unify Vietnam under a communist government

• To gradually withdraw American troops while strengthening South Vietnam's military

• To negotiate a peace treaty with North Vietnam

• To invade Laos and Cambodia

What event in 1959 led to an escalation of the Cold War in Latin America?

• The Cuban Revolution

• The formation of the Organization of American States

• The election of Juan Perón in Argentina

• The Brazilian military coup