Cold War Quiz

The Cold War ...

• pitted England and France against each other following the fall of France to the Germans in WWI.

• resulted from the conflicts which started at the Versailles Conference following WWI.

• developed as a result of tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union.

• developed primarily as a result of the conflict over the creation of Israel.

What did the "iron curtain" Winston Churchill referred to do?

• It divided European countries into two groups - communist and non-communist.

• It divided Korea into two separate countries along the 38th Parallel.

• It was one of the primary causes of WWII.

• It was created after the collapse of the Soviet Union to protect its weakened borders.

What was the main focus of US foreign policy during the Cold War?

• Extending the political, economic, and cultural influence of the United States.

• Containment of the spread of communism.

• Providing aid to Western Europe following the devastation of World War II.

• To establish a strong military alliance.

“I believe it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation [domination] by armed minorities or by outside pressure. Should we fail to aid Greece and Turkey in this fateful hour, the effect will be far-reaching to the West. The seeds of totalitarian regimes are nurtured by misery and want. They spread and grow in the evil soil of poverty and strife. They reach their full growth when the hope of a people for a better life has died. Therefore, I propose giving Greece and Turkey $400 million in aid.” - President Truman’s speech to Congress, March 12, 1947.

 

 What was the intent of the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan?

• Provide political, military, and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.

• Ensure the survival of the newly independent nations of Africa and Asia.

• Limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons during the Cold War.

• Provide medical aid to South Korea during the Korean War.

. . . The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defense . . . will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the . . . area. . . .

 

 Which organization includes this statement in its charter?

• Warsaw Pact

• United Nations

• League of Nations

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

The quotation below was made by Winston Churchill in 1946.

"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent."

- Winston Churchill, 1946

This quotation was Winston Churchill's reaction to the _________ (Choose the answer which best completes this sentence).

• creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization after World War II.

• Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe after World War II.

• German invasion of Russia during World War II.

• final defeat of Germany's armies during World War II.

1. What was the primary reason for US involvement in Southeast Asia during the 1960's and 1970's?

• To gain access to foreign oil reserves

• To find new markets for exports

• To halt the spread of communism

• To establish new colonies

Which of the following nations were divided into communist and non-communist parts throughout most of the Cold War Era?

• Mongolia and Taiwan

• Greece and Poland

• Korea and Vietnam

• Pakistan and Iran

To which Cold War event did the US foreign policy of “containment” lead?

• Hungarian Revolution

• Chinese Revolution

• Berlin Airlift

• Korean War

What parallel line divides North and South Korea?

• 17th

• 48th

• 15th

• 38th