United Nations and Post-World War II Quiz

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the United Nations?

• The United States refused to join

• The U.N. headquarters is located in New York City

• The U.N. was established after World War II

• The goal (mission) of the U.N. is peace through cooperation

Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union in 1945, right after the end of World War II?

• Joseph Stalin

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Vladimir Lenin

What does the phrase "iron curtain" represent?

• the plan to make sure there would not be another "World War"

• the division between the free, democratic West and the Communist, Soviet Union controlled East

• the domination of the Soviet Union over the rest of the world

• the Berlin Wall and the way Germany was divided after World War II

Why was the Cold War called "cold"?

• "cold" is another term for "nuclear"

• The Soviet Union is typically thought to have a cold climate

• many major battles were fought during cold, harsh winters

• there was competition and fighting between the United States and Soviet Union without ever going to war with each other DIRECTLY

Nations like the United States and Soviet Union that dominate world affairs have come to be called:

• superpowers

• proxy powers

• super alliances

• NATO powers

Which of the following best describes "First World" countries during the Cold War?

• Communist countries like the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations, some Asian countries, Cuba

• Western capitalist countries like the United States and its allies

• Countries not aligned with either the United States or the Soviet Union

• Countries in Africa and South America only

What was the goal of President Truman’s “containment” policy regarding communism?

• to help the Soviet Union establish a Communist government

• to keep Germany from gaining power again after World War II

• to stop the spread of Communism around the world

• to attack the Soviet Union by surprise

Which of the following best describes the Second World during the Cold War era?

• Capitalist democracies like the United States and many Western European countries

• Less-developed countries of Latin America, Africa, parts of Asia

• Communist countries led by the Soviet Union

• Countries that remained neutral during the Cold War

Which group of countries was considered the Third World during the Cold War?

• Capitalist democracies like the United States and many Western European countries

• Less-developed countries of Latin America, Africa, parts of Asia

• Communist countries led by the Soviet Union

• Industrialized Asian countries

What were the goals of the Marshall Plan?

• to keep the United States an isolationist country again after World War II

• to stop Communism at all costs

• to provide economic aid to help rebuild European countries after World War II

• to divide Europe into Communist and non-Communist regions