Cold War Quiz

What was the Cold War?

• A period of economic cooperation between the US and the Soviet Union

• A period of cultural exchange between the US and the Soviet Union

• A period of political and military tension between the US and the Soviet Union

• A period of direct military conflict between the US and the Soviet Union

Why was the Cold War called the Cold War?

• Because it was fought in cold regions

• Because it involved nuclear weapons

• Because there was no direct military action between the US and the Soviet Union

• Because it was a war of words

When did the Cold War approximately take place?

• 1945-1991

• 1939-1945

• 1950-2000

• 1960-1980

What was the Truman Doctrine?

• A policy to develop nuclear weapons

• A declaration to discourage the spread of communism

• A strategy to invade the Soviet Union

• A plan to rebuild Europe after World War II

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To provide aid to European countries facing post-war poverty and disease

• To develop nuclear weapons

• To invade the Soviet Union

• To spread communism

What event marked the beginning of the Korean War?

• The bombing of Hiroshima

• The invasion of South Korea by North Korea

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The launch of Sputnik

Who succeeded Joseph Stalin as the leader of the USSR?

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Vladimir Lenin

What was Sputnik?

• The first manned mission to the moon

• The first artificial satellite launched into space

• A nuclear weapon

• A Soviet submarine

What was McCarthyism?

• A policy to rebuild Europe

• A belief system condemning communists in the American government

• A strategy to invade the Soviet Union

• A plan to develop nuclear weapons

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• A failed invasion of Cuba by the US

• All of the above

• A blockade of Cuba by the US

• The installation of missiles in Cuba by the USSR