Cold War Quiz

What was the name of the American foreign policy designed to give economic aid to help European countries rebuild after World War II?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Containment

• Marshall Plan

• Monroe Doctrine

What was the name of the defensive military alliance consisting of the United States and 10 other European countries?

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• League of Nations

• United Nations

What was the name of the defensive alliance consisting of the Soviet Union and 7 other European countries?

• NATO

• United Nations

• African Union

• Warsaw Pact

What was the name of the revolutionary and statesmen who was the first leader of Communist China?

• Chiang Kai-shek

• Mao Zedong

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler

What was the name of the latitudinal border that once separated North and South Korea before the Korean War?

• 22nd Parallel

• 1st Parallel

• 38th Parallel

• 15th Parallel

Biggest reason why U.S. got involved in the Korean War

• to stop the spread of Communism

• to help South Korea out

• to save North Korea from Communism

• to return a favor to China

Who were the emerging superpowers following World War II?

• Soviet Union & USA

• Italy & Germany

• Cuba & Vietnam

• Great Britain & China

What did Churchill call the dividing line between the East & West?

• The Iron Curtain

• The Steel Drape

• The Aluminum Blind

The rise of independent states in Asia and Africa after World War II demonstrates the

• failure of nationalist movements

• influence of socialism

• success of United Nations peacekeeping forces

• decline of European colonial empires

Which of the following is a goal of the United Nations?

• Preventing international wars
•  Punishing countries that don't have free elections
• Distributing the earth's natural resources equally among all countries 
•  Maintaining the United States' position as the world's number-one superpower