UIL Cold War Practice 1

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Joseph Stalin

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

Which policy aimed to stop the spread of communism during the Cold War?

• Domino Theory

• Containment

• Détente

• Perestroika

The Brezhnev Doctrine stated that:

• The USSR would not interfere in other nations

• The USSR could intervene in socialist countries to protect socialism

• The US must avoid nuclear testing

• Germany should be reunified immediately

What was the name of the Soviet military alliance formed in 1955?

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

• CENTO

• SEATO

Which country experienced the 'Prague Spring' in 1968?

• Hungary

• Poland

• Czechoslovakia

• East Germany

Which Cold War event involved the Soviet blockade of a major European city?

• Berlin Blockade

• Suez Crisis

• Hungarian Uprising

• Bay of Pigs

The policy of 'glasnost' under Gorbachev encouraged:

• Economic restructuring

• Government secrecy

• Political openness

• Nuclear buildup

The 'Iron Curtain' metaphor was first used by which leader?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry Truman

• Winston Churchill

• Charles de Gaulle

Which war began in 1950 and ended in 1953 with an armistice?

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

• Suez Crisis

• Soviet-Afghan War

Perestroika' under Gorbachev referred to:

• Military expansion

• Economic restructuring

• Mass protests

• Nuclear disarmament