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Cold War Quiz

Authored by Joseph Podgorski

Social Studies

10th Grade

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Cold War Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Cold War primarily characterized by?

Direct military conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union

A 50-year struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union without direct military conflict

Economic cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union

The creation of the European Union

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term describes nations dominated by the Soviet Union after World War II?

Democratic nations

Capitalist nations

Communist satellites

Neutral nations

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the significance of the term "Iron Curtain" in the context of the Cold War?

It refers to a physical barrier built by the Soviet Union

It symbolizes the ideological conflict and physical boundary dividing eastern & western Europe

It was a military strategy used by NATO

It was a peace treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What term did Winston Churchill use to describe the imaginary line dividing the democratic countries of Western Europe from the communist countries of Eastern Europe?

Iron Curtain

Berlin Wall

Marshall Plan

Truman Doctrine

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which policy was used by the United States to stop the spread of communism?

Containment

Isolationism

Expansionism

Neutrality

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

To provide military aid to Greece and Turkey

To rebuild Western Europe after World War II

To divide Germany into two nations

To form a military alliance with the Soviet Union

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Berlin Airlift?

An event where the United States, Britain, and France flew in supplies to West Berlin

A military alliance between the United States and Western Europe

A concrete wall built by the Communists around West Berlin

A plan to rebuild Western Europe after World War II

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