Cold War Quiz

What event marked the start of the Cold War tensions between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.?

• The Berlin Conference

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The Yalta Conference and Soviet control of Eastern Europe

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

What was the primary goal of the U.S. policy of containment?

• To spread democracy in Western Europe

• To stop the spread of communism

• To rebuild Japan’s economy

• To divide Germany into occupation zones

What were the two opposing alliances during the Cold War?

• Axis and Allies

• NATO and the Warsaw Pact

• Triple Entente and Central Powers

• League of Nations and United Nations

What physical symbol came to represent the division between communist and non-communist Europe?

• The Iron Curtain

• The Berlin Wall

• The Great Wall of China

• The Suez Canal

Which event brought the world to the brink of nuclear war in 1962?

• The Berlin Airlift

• The Korean War

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Vietnam War

Which Cold War-era conflict was fought to contain communism in Southeast Asia?

• World War II

• The Korean War

• The Vietnam War

• The Gulf War

What contributed to the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union?

• Strengthening of the Warsaw Pact

• Soviet economic collapse and rising nationalism

• Spread of fascist regimes

• Formation of the European Union

What economic reforms did Mikhail Gorbachev introduce in the Soviet Union?

• Capitalist privatization

• Glasnost and perestroika

• Isolationism and central planning

• Militarization and censorship

What was Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) nicknamed?

• Iron Curtain Plan

• Operation Desert Storm

• Star Wars

• Manhattan Project

Which Cold War leader emphasized free trade, less regulation, and a close relationship with the U.S.?

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Margaret Thatcher

• Charles de Gaulle

• Fidel Castro