AMS COLD WAR QUIZ REVIEW 2025

Which of the following phrases best defines the term cold war?

• An ongoing military conflict with direct battles.
• A diplomatic alliance between two superpowers.
• A state of political hostility and military tension without direct conflict.
• A period of economic prosperity and cooperation.

 What Cold War “hot spot” resulted in two separate countries – one communist and one non-communist?

• Korea
• Cuba
• Germany
• Vietnam

What conflict is known as the closest the world ever came to full-out, nuclear war?

• Vietnam War
• Korean War
• World War III
• Cuban Missile Crisis

What country was able to land a man on the moon and return him safely to Earth?

• Soviet Union
• United States
• China
• India

The international organization of non-communist countries created after World War II was

• European Union
• United Nations
• World Health Organization
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

After World War II, the Soviet Union established satellite countries in Eastern Europe to

• promote democracy in Eastern Europe
• support economic independence of Eastern Europe
• establish control and influence in Eastern Europe
• encourage military alliances with Western nations

One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to 

• prevent East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin
• strengthen economic ties between East and West Berlin
• encourage East Germans to move to West Berlin
• promote tourism in East Berlin

 Which is generally a characteristic of a communist economy?

• Private ownership of all businesses
• Government control of all prices
• Free market competition among producers
• Collective ownership of the means of production
• Government agencies are involved in production planning and setting prices.

The political climate of the Cold War caused the world’s superpowers to 

• form alliances based on economic interests
• promote global disarmament initiatives
• engage in military and ideological competition & compete economically and militarily.

• focus solely on domestic policies

What term created by Winston Churchill described the invisible barrier between Communist countries to the east and non-communist countries in the west? 

• Steel Barrier
• Concrete Divide
• Iron Curtain
• Iron Wall