Cold War revision 100 questions

What was the primary goal of the Truman Doctrine?

• To contain the spread of communism
• To establish NATO
• To promote the Marshall Plan
• To end World War II

Which event is often cited as the beginning of the Cold War?

• The Berlin Blockade
• The Cuban Missile Crisis
• The Potsdam Conference
• The Yalta Conference

What was the significance of the NATO alliance formed in 1949?

• It was the first peacetime military alliance the US entered into outside the Western Hemisphere
• It ended the Cold War
• It facilitated the Warsaw Pact
• It led to the disarmament of Europe

Which doctrine was issued to justify Soviet intervention in socialist countries?

• Brezhnev Doctrine
• Truman Doctrine
• Eisenhower Doctrine
• Monroe Doctrine

What event in 1957 escalated the arms race between the US and the USSR?

• Launch of Sputnik
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Construction of the Berlin Wall
• Korean War

Which US policy aimed to rebuild Europe after World War II?

• Marshall Plan
• Truman Doctrine
• Eisenhower Doctrine
• Brezhnev Doctrine

What was the primary cause of the Berlin Blockade in 1948?

• Soviet opposition to the introduction of a new currency in West Berlin
• The formation of NATO
• The US refusal to withdraw from Berlin
• The start of the Korean War

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Nikita Khrushchev
• Joseph Stalin
• Leonid Brezhnev
• Mikhail Gorbachev

Which Cold War strategy emphasized the use of nuclear weapons as a deterrent?

• Brinkmanship
• Rollback
• Containment
• Détente

What was the primary outcome of the Korean War?

• Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel
• Unification of Korea under communist rule
• Withdrawal of US troops from Asia
• End of the Cold War