Cold War and Containment Quiz

Which event marked the beginning of the Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The Berlin Blockade

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Vietnam War

What was the main consequence of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• Strengthening of US-Cuban relations

• The overthrow of Fidel Castro

• Increased tensions between the US and the Soviet Union

• The end of the Cold War

What was the doctrine of 'mutual assured destruction' during the Cold War?

• A policy to prevent nuclear proliferation

• A strategy to ensure both superpowers could destroy each other in a nuclear war

• A plan to disarm all nuclear weapons

• A treaty to ban nuclear testing

Which conflict is often referred to as the first "hot war" of the Cold War?

• The Vietnam War

• The Korean War

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Berlin Blockade

What was the primary objective of the United States' policy in Latin America during the Cold War?

• To promote democracy and human rights

• To prevent the spread of Communism

• To establish free trade agreements

• To support military dictatorships

What was the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis in the context of the Cold War?

• It led to the signing of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

• It was the closest the world came to nuclear war

• It resulted in the fall of the Berlin Wall

• It ended the Vietnam War

Which policy was aimed at reducing the number of nuclear weapons during the Cold War?

• The Truman Doctrine

• The Marshall Plan

• Disarmament policies

• The Domino Theory