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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
The United States and its allies were in favor of this government type:
communism
socialist
democratic
theocracy
Which event signaled the end of the Cold War?
collapse of the Soviet Union
end of the Vietnam War
Cuban Missile Crisis
fall of the Berlin Wall
The Cold War was a conflict between which two super powers?
Spain and England
Soviet Union and United States
US and China
United States and Vietnam
Which of the following was a military alliance made up of communist nations?
SEATO
CENTO
NATO
Warsaw Pact
The Second World War was fought between
1914 - 1919
1920 – 1925
1940 – 1942
1939 - 1945
The Cold War was :
a matter of power rivalries
an ideological conflict
of military alliance
all of the above
Soviet Union came into being in :
1917
1919
1945
1920
Both India and Russia share a vision of a world order :
Unipolar
Bipolar
Multipolar
None of the above
Cold War was between :
India and Pakistan
England and France
North Korea and South Korea
American bloc and Soviet bloc
Soviet Union disintegrated in the year :
1945
1985
1971
1991
Cuban Missile Crisis took place in the year :
1956
1962
1960
1971
What was the reason for the end of Bipolarity in world politics ?
Disintegration of Soviet Union
End of The Cold War
Role of Non-alignment Movement
All of the above
Which of the following Soviet leaders decided to convert Cuba into Soviet Phase:
Stalin
Khrushchev
Gorbachev
Putin
Russian Revolution of 1917 was inspired by the ideals of:
Socialism
Capitalism
Both socialism and capitalism
None of the above
The Western alliance led by U.S.A. organised :
Warsaw Pact
NATO
Non-Alignment Movement
None of the above
Mikhail Gorbachev became General Secretary of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union in :
1980
1985
1990
1988
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) came into existence in the year:
1949
1955
1952
1950
The following statement about the Soviet Union is true :
The communist party had complete control over all institutions.
Soviet system become autocratic and authoritarian.
There was lack of democracy and absence of the freedom of speech in the Soviet Union.
All of the above.
The first elected President of Russia was:
Boris Yeltsin.
Vladimir Putin.
Mikhail Gorbachev.
None of the above.
India signed the Treaty of Friendship with the Soviet Union in :
1965
1971
1970
1991
Disintegration of U.S.S.R. and the end of the era of Cold War took place in :
1990
1992
1991
1989
In which year European Union passed the European constitution :
1991
1993
1994
1992
Who is the present President of Russia :
Boris Yeltsin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Dimitri Medvedev
Vladimir Putin
Berlin Wall was broken in the year :
1980
1989
1991
2000
How many NAM (Non-Alignment Movements) have been held so far (2016)
12
15
16
17
During the period of Cold War, great loss of lives and destruction took-place in the country.
Korea
Afghanistan
Vietnam
All of the above
Unification of Germany took place in the year :
1990
1988
1991
1992
The following country was accepted as the successor of U.S.S.R. in the Security Council of U.N.O.
Georgia
Ukraine
Russia
Lithuania
In 1950–1953, the two superpowers were poised for direct confrontation in :
Korea
Cuba
Congo
None of the above
NATO was an association of :
12 states
15 states
10 states
13 states
To keep herself aloof from the Cold War India decided to adopt the policy of:
Neutrality
Isolation from world affairs
Non-Alignment
None of the above
Warsaw Pact was organised by the Soviet bloc in the year.
1949
1950
1955
1960
Which among the following statements does not reflect the objectives of NAM:
Enabling newly decolonised countries to pursue independent policies
No to joining any military alliances
Following a policy of "neutrality" on global issues
Focus on elimination of global economic inequalities
In which year did the Soviet Union detonate its first atomic weapon
1945
1951
1949
1955
The Cold War turned “hot” in which region of the globe?
Europe
North America
the Korean Peninsula
Chaina
. The dividing line between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War was called _________________
The Iron Curtain
The Iron Bars
The Steel Curtain
The Iron Road
Who was the first man to set foot on the moon?
Louis Armstrong
Charles Lindbergh
Yuri Gagarin
Neil Armstrong
Which event caused President Kennedy to call the Navy to blockade Cuba?
Korean Conflict
Vietnam War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Airlift
How long did the Cold war last?
45 years
56 years
23 years
12 years
Canada, USA, Britain, France, West Germany, and others formed an alliance during the Cold War that still exists today.
Axis Powers
Warsaw Pact
Allied Powers
NATO
Idea that once nuclear war starts, it will end with both sides destroyed.
Satellite State
Deterrent
Mutually Assured Destruction
Cuban missile Crisis
This type of government is ran by the people.
Socialism
Democracy
Communism
Government
This is a type of government where the government has complete control of the country.
Communism
Socialism
Democracy
Government
What U. S. policy adopted in the late 1940’s was used to stop the spread of communism?
Adoption
Containment
Suppression
Annihilation
This man was responsible for the Cuban Missile Crisis and was a leader of the Soviet Union.
JFK
Joseph McCarthy
Nikita Khrushchev
Adolf Hitler
Where was Korea divided?
18 parallel
34 parallel
38 parallel
15 parallel
Which country was split in two by the "iron curtain"?
Poland
Germany
Hungary
Soviet Union
Location of the meeting to decide the fate of Europe after the war
Yalta
Munich
Berlin
Potsdam
What became the symbol of the Cold War?
The president
The Berlin Wall
Germany
There was no symbol
What did the destruction of the Berlin Wall symbolize?
Nothing, the wall is still there.
Hate and anger
That McCarthyism was still going on.
An end of the Cold War
