Cold War Quiz

One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall was to…

• Promote reunification of East and West Berlin

• Keep East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin

• Complete the post-WWII rebuilding of Berlin

• Meet the requirements of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

The Marshall Plan was designed to stop the spread of communism by providing…

• Government housing to refugees

• Military assistance to Vietnam

• Funds for economic recovery in war-torn Europe after WWII

• Nuclear weapons to NATO members

The Truman Doctrine promised to…

• Aid any country in fighting communism

• Use military force to defeat Hitler

• Ally with Spain against Germany

• Decrease post-war taxes

One way in which the Korean and Vietnam wars are similar is that both…

• Resulted in the unification of their respective nations

• Reflected the success of Western ideals

• Attempted to remove French imperialists from power

• Developed from Cold War tensions and the United States’ policy of containment

What describes the event where the Soviets placed nuclear missiles in Cuba?

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Bay of Pigs

• Cuban Revolt

• Battle of Havana

The Cold War occurred primarily between the United States and …

• The Soviet Union

• Germany

• The United Kingdom

• Vietnam

What did the US spy plane notice over Cuba on October 14th, 1962?

• A fleet of ships

• Soviet missiles

• A large number of tanks

• A secret airbase

What was the Domino Effect that America feared during the Vietnam War?

• The end of the Cold War

• The rise of a new superpower

• The collapse of the US economy

• The spread of communism to neighboring countries

What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?

• To supply West Berlin

• To attack East Berlin

• To evacuate Berliners

• To build the Berlin Wall

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

• China took over Korea

• It ended in a stalemate

• South Korea won

• North Korea won