Cold War History Quiz

What term describes the geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and Western democracies?

• Cold War

• World War II

• Great War

• Eastern Conflict

Who led the Soviet Union during the early Cold War period?

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Joseph Stalin

What strategy did the United States use to counter Soviet expansion?

• Isolationism

• Appeasement

• Containment

• Detente

Which policy did George Kennan explain in his 'Long Telegram'?

• Containment

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• Brinkmanship

What was the first artificial satellite called?

• Apollo 11

• Explorer I

• Voyager

• Sputnik

Which U.S. president declared the goal of landing a man on the moon?

• Ronald Reagan

• Richard Nixon

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

What was the primary purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?

• To support civil rights

• To promote American values

• To investigate communist influence in the USA

• To oversee military spending

Which event marked the beginning of military action in the Cold War?

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Invasion of Afghanistan

What was the Warsaw Pact in response to?

• The Truman Doctrine

• The Marshall Plan

• SEATO

• NATO

Which U.S. policy aimed to support free peoples against subjugation?

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Monroe Doctrine

• Kennan Doctrine

• Truman Doctrine