Cold War Quiz

What event marked the beginning of the Cold War?

• The Cuban missile crisis

• The Berlin blockade and airlift

• The Korean War

• The Berlin Wall construction

Which military alliance was formed by the United States and its allies in response to the Soviet threat?

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• Warsaw Pact

• Central Treaty Organization (Baghdad Pact)

• Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)

Which of the following was the underlying or long-term cause of the Cold War?

• The race for atomic supremacy between the U.S. and Soviet Union

• The U.S. not opening the Second Front as promised to the Soviet Union

• The ideological differences between the U.S. and Soviet Union

• All are causes

What was the primary goal of the Marshall Plan?

• To establish military bases in Europe

• To provide economic aid to Western Europe

• To promote communism in Eastern Europe

• To support the Soviet Union

Which country was NOT part of the Warsaw Pact?

• Hungary

• West Germany

• Czechoslovakia

• Poland

What is capitalism during the cold war?

• Capitalism was primarily focused on agricultural production and subsistence farming.
• an economic system of private ownership and free markets, opposing communism.

• Capitalism promoted equal distribution of wealth among citizens coming from the government.

• Capitalism was a system of state ownership and planned economy.

What was communism during the Cold War?

• Communism was a form of democracy promoting individual rights.
• Communism encouraged free market practices and private ownership controlled by the government.

• Communism was a religious movement aimed at global unity.
• An ideology promoting collective ownership and state control, opposing capitalism.

What is the domino theory?

• The theory states that all countries will eventually adopt democracy.

• The idea that the spread of communism can spread in neighboring countries.

• The domino theory is a strategy for military intervention in foreign nations.
• The Theory suggests that economic growth in one country will lead to growth in its neighbors