Cold War Quiz

Cold War Quiz

9th Grade

10 Qs

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Cold War Quiz

Cold War Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

History

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

Nathaniel Morrison

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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