Cold War Quiz

What year did the Cold War officially begin?

• 1941

• 1945

• 1947

• 1950

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Which conference is often considered the starting point of the Cold War?

• Yalta Conference

• Potsdam Conference

• Tehran Conference

• Geneva Conference

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Who was the leader of the Soviet Union at the start of the Cold War?

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Joseph Stalin

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

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What was the primary ideological conflict during the Cold War?

• Democracy vs. Monarchy

• Capitalism vs. Communism

• Fascism vs. Socialism

• Nationalism vs. Globalism

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Which event is considered the first major crisis of the Cold War?

• Berlin Blockade

• Korean War

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Vietnam War

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What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To rebuild European economies after World War II

• To establish NATO

• To create the United Nations

• To initiate the Space Race

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Which country was divided into East and West during the Cold War?

• Germany

• Korea

• Vietnam

• China

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What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

• To contain the spread of communism

• To promote free trade

• To end colonialism

• To support nuclear disarmament

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Which event brought the world closest to nuclear war during the Cold War?

• Berlin Airlift

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

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What was the primary impact of the Cold War on global politics?

• Increased cooperation between nations

• Division of the world into two opposing blocs

• Rapid decolonization

• Unification of Europe

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