Cold War Quiz

What was the Cold War primarily characterized by?

• Political, economic, and propaganda rivalry

• Economic cooperation

• Military confrontations

• Cultural exchanges

Who first used the term 'Cold War'?

• Bernard Baruch

• George Orwell

• Joseph Stalin

• John F. Kennedy

What event marked the beginning of the Cold War?

• The signing of the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty

• The Cuban missile crisis

• The Berlin blockade

• The Berlin Wall construction

Which military alliance was formed by the United States and its allies?

• Soviet Bloc

• Warsaw Pact

• Eastern Alliance

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

What was a significant outcome of the Cuban missile crisis?

• The end of the Cold War

• The signing of the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty

• The establishment of NATO

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

Which country was NOT involved in the Warsaw Pact?

• West Germany

• Czechoslovakia

• Poland

• Hungary

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To promote communism in Eastern Europe

• To support the Soviet Union

• To provide economic aid to Western Europe

• To establish NATO

What event led to the easing of Cold War tensions in the 1970s?

• The Korean War

• The Cuban missile crisis

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

• The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)

Who was the Soviet leader during the late stages of the Cold War?

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Joseph Stalin

What happened to the Soviet Union in 1991?

• It formed a new alliance with the U.S.

• It collapsed and split into independent nations

• It became a democracy

• It expanded its territory