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Cold War 8.2 Quiz April 2025

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

a)

Elimination of communism

b)

Implementation of the "Domino Theory"

c)

Containment of communism

d)

Reconstruction of Western Europe after World War II

e)

Assistance to British colonies in Africa

2.

All of the following events contributed to Cold War tensions EXCEPT

a)

the United States airlift of food to the citizens of Berlin

b)

massive economic support for western Europe through the Marshall Plan

c)

rejection of the Treaty of Versailles by the isolationist Senate

d)

unified support of the Greek monarchy in 1947

e)

the establishment of the defensive North Atlantic Treaty Organization

3.

Which of the following countries was not a part of the Warsaw Pact?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Albania

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

West Germany

e)

Hungary

4.

Which of the following countries was not part of NATO?

a)

France

b)

East Germany

c)

Austria

d)

United States

e)

Great Britain

5.

Soviet specialist George F. Kennan framed a coherent approach for America in the Cold War by advising a policy of

a)

détent.

b)

appeasement.

c)

containment.

d)

limited war.

e)

negotiation

6.

The fundamental idea of the containment doctrine, embraced by President Truman, was

a)

the Soviet Union should be gradually forced to give up its sphere of influence in Eastern Europe.

b)

the Soviet Union should be prevented from trading with nations in Africa and Asia.

c)

the West and the Soviet Union should seek to contain the spread of nuclear weapons.

d)

Soviet expansion should be blocked by firm but not aggressive military and diplomatic strength.

e)

military competition between the West and the Soviets should be replaced by economic competition.

7.

The immediate crisis that prompted the announcement of the Truman Doctrine was related to the threat of a communist takeover in

a)

Iran

b)

Greece and Turkey

c)

Communist China

d)

Czechosolovakia

e)

Berlin

8.

Under the Truman Doctrine, the U.S. pledged to

a)

refrain from polarizing the world into pro-Soviet and pro-American camps

b)

maintain prosperity in America after WWII

c)

give very limited assistance to nations fighting communism

d)

support those who were resisting subjugation by communists

e)

work to liberate the captive nations of Eastern Europe

9.

President Truman's Marshall Plan called for

a)

military supplies for Britain and France

b)

substantial financial assistance to rebuild Western Europe

c)

economic aid for Japan

d)

foreign aid for Japan

e)

an alliance to contain the Soviet Union

10.
The dividing line between the democracies in blue and the Communist in red was referred to as what?
a)
The line of demarkation
b)
The DeMilitarized Zone
c)
The Iron Curtain
d)
The 38th Parallel
11.
Which Cold War policy gave financial assistance to Western European countries in order to help them rebuild their economies?
a)
The Marshall Plan
b)
The Truman Doctrine
c)
The Berlin Airlift 
d)
The Korean War 
12.
What did the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan help cause?
a)
The beginning of World War II
b)
The Chinese retaliation in North Korea
c)
The nuclear arms race between the US and Soviet Union
d)
The Soviet Union moving missiles in Cuba 
13.
An organization created after WWII to create peace and cooperation between countries
a)
Yalta Conference
b)
Island-hopping
c)
United Nations
d)
Manhattan Project
14.

How did the Cold War get its name?

a)

The Soviet Union was a cold country.

b)

The spread of communism was contained in Europe.

c)

Most of the armed conflicts were fought in the winter.

d)

There were no actual armed wars between the superpowers.

15.

What was Sputnik?

a)

Soviet satellite

b)

U-2 Spy plane

c)

American rocket

16.

The act of preventing nuclear attack by threatening retaliation is called

a)

deterrence

b)

domino theory

c)

militarism

d)

containment

17.
How did we respond to the blockade on Western Berlin? This was when we could not get any supplies to this area. 
a)
Berlin Airlift
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Air attack
d)
Berlin Wall
18.
In this economic system, the government owns all property and means of production.
a)
communism
b)
capitalism
c)
socialism
d)
democracy
19.
What program aided the rebuilding of Western Europe?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
NATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Marshall Plan
20.
Why was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formed in 1949?
a)
To end the Cold War
b)
To fly supplies to West Berlin
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
To set up capitalist economic systems
21.
How did the Soviet Union respond to the formation of NATO?
a)
started the Cold War
b)
created the Warsaw Pact
c)
ended the Cold War
d)
launched Sputnik
22.

The struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union to gain weapons superiority

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Arms Race

d)

United Nations

23.

The willingness to push to the verge of war, without actually going to war

a)

brinkmanship

b)

containment

c)

arms race

d)

space wars

24.

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) Berlin airlift, (B) Korean War, (C) fall of China

a)

A,C,B

b)

B,C,A

c)

A,B,C

d)

C,A,B

25.

President Harry Truman relieved General Douglas MacArthur from command of United Nations troops in Korea when

a)

MacArthur continued to lose crucial battles

b)

MacArthur crossed the 38th parallel and entered North Korea

c)

the Chinese entered the Korean War after MacArthur said they would not

d)

MacArthur began to openly criticize Truman's orders on military policy

26.

President Truman's action upon hearing of the invasion of South Korea illustrated his commitment to a foreign policy of

a)

appeasement

b)

liberation

c)

détent

d)

containment

27.

NSC-68 called for

a)

the invasion of North Korea by United Nations troops

b)

a blockade of the China coast and bombing of Manchuria

c)

a program of spying on the Soviet Union

d)

a massive increase in military spending

28.

The crucial origins of the Cold War lay in a fundamental disagreement between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over postwar arrangements in

a)

North Africa

b)

East Asia

c)

the Middle East

d)

Eastern Europe

29.

Unlike the failed League of Nations, the new United Nations

a)

denied the power of veto to any party in an international dispute

b)

established no forum for the smaller nations besides the great powers

c)

assumed that there would eventually be conflict among the great powers

d)

was established in a spirit of cooperations before the war's actual end

30.

One of the most significant structural differences between the old League of Nations and the new United Nations was that the U.N.

a)

did not attempt to include all the independent nations of the world in its membership

b)

gave a veto in the powerful Security Council to the five Great Powers

c)

did not try to address the question of colonialism

d)

developed its own independent military force controlled by the Security Council.

31.
The Cold War was mostly a competition between
the United States and
a)
Great Britian
b)
Korea
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Germany
32.
A competition between nations to build powerful weapons is called ___________.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Blockade
c)
Space Race
d)
Atomic Bomb
33.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
34.
A competition between the Soviet Union and The United States to send people to space was called the __________________.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Space Race
c)
Snail Race
d)
Atomic Race
35.

George Kennan and his 'long telegram' emphasized that when dealing with the Soviets

a)

firm, vigilant, long-term commitment to containment of communism

b)

increased spending on nuclear weapons to get more bang for your buck

c)

a flexible response, meaning using small elite forces like the Green Berets

36.

Stalin's presence in Eastern Europe after WWII led directly to

a)

the Nuremburg Trials

b)

the United Nations

c)

NATO

d)

intense relations between U.S. and Soviet Union

37.
In 1948, Truman did what to the US military?
a)
Increased military spending
b)
Desegregated the entire military
c)
Focused on atomic weapons
d)
Got the US involved in Korea
38.
"An ____________ has descended over the continent"; divided Europe between free & communist countries
a)
Iron Curtain
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Great Wall
d)
Iron Blanket
39.

Richard Nixon's policy of détente

a)

was designed to improve relations between the Soviet Union and China.

b)

was aimed at ending the division of Germany and Korea.

c)

was a failure.

d)

found support in the Democratic party but not the Republican party.

e)

ushered in an era of relaxed tensions between the United States and the two leading communist powers, China and the Soviet Union.

40.

What FAILED (Ineffective) invasion of Cuba was led by Cuban exiles in an attempt to overthrow the socialist government?

a)

Bay of Turtles

b)

Bay of Horses

c)

Bay of Pigs

d)

Bay of Dogs

41.
Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?  
a)
To keep people from escaping to West Germany  
b)
To keep people from West Germany coming into East Germany 
c)
As a fortification to keep enemies out of the city 
d)
All of the above
42.

Match the following

a)

Sputnik

1.

First satellite launched into orbit

b)

Bay of Pigs

2.

Failed invasion of Cuba to overthrow Castro

c)

ICBM

3.

Type of missile delivery system

d)

MAD

4.

The only realistic result of nuclear war

e)

Cuban Missile Crisis

5.

The closest the US has come to nuclear war..so far

43.

How did JFK respond to the news that the Soviets had placed nuclear weapon installations in Cuba?

a)

Asking the United Nations to approve economic sanctions for Cuba

b)

Blockading ships from entering or exiting Cuba

c)

Closing the US border

d)

Asking Congress to declare war on Cuba

44.

Out of the options presented to President Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis, he elected to go with which one?

a)

"quarantine" or blockade Cuba

b)

airstrike on key bases

c)

launch a full invasion and overthrow Castro

d)

use diplomacy to appeal to Castro

45.

This cartoon represents which topic?

a)

the Space Race

b)

the Arms Race

c)

the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki

d)

the Earth's environmental problems

46.

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

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Vladimir Putin

d)

Fidel Castro

47.

What became the name for JFK's response to the Cold War that called for the buildup of CONVENTIONAL weapons?

a)

Flexible Response

b)

Brinkmanship

c)

Hard Response

d)

If you look at me funny, I'm going to Nuke you!

48.

Why did Kennedy expand the space program?

a)

to bolster the nation's prestige and power in the face of several foreign policy setbacks

b)

in order to install nuclear weapons in space

c)

to fulfill his campaign promise to put a man on the moon

d)

to shift the focus away from his domestic policy failures

49.
The Cuban Missile Crisis is an example of the successful use of which Cold War policy?
a)
Brinkmanship
b)
Containment
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Eisenhower Doctrine
50.

Match the following

a)

Goal: A Man on the Moon

1.

Space Race

b)

Goal: Have more and stronger weapons than your opponent

2.

Arms Race

c)

Cold War

3.

Ideological War

d)

Stalin/ Khrushchev/ Brezhnev

4.

Communism/ Authoritarian

e)

Truman/ Eisenhower/ Kennedy/ Johnson/ Nixon

5.

Capitalism/ Democracy

51.

Detente was about:

a)

Easing tensions between the US and USSR

b)

Increasing tensions between the US and USSR

c)

Punishing the USSR

d)

Containing the USSR

52.

The Cuban Missile Crisis involved:

a)

Kennedy, Khruschev & Castro

b)

Johnson, Khruschev & Castro

c)

Kennedy, Stalin & Castro

d)

Kennedy, Stalin & Carter

53.

The Bay of Pigs was a political ___________ for Kennedy.

a)

Party

b)

Debate

c)

Victory

d)

Humiliation

54.
What was one of the successes of President Richard Nixon’s philosophy of détente?
a)
the decision to take the United States off the gold standard
b)
the bombing of Cambodia to cut off the supply lines of the North Vietnamese
c)
the signing of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union
d)
the Rogers Plan to establish peace in the Middle East
55.

How was the Iran Hostage Crisis resolved?

a)

the hostages were all killed

b)

the hostages were released as part of the agreement ending the Vietnam War

c)

the hostages were freed upon Reagan's inauguration

d)

the Camp David Accords led Israel to release the hostages

56.
The biggest foreign policy failure during the presidency of Jimmy Carter was...
a)
granting a presidential pardon to Richard Nixon
b)
the fall of China to communism under Mao Zedong
c)
his inability to negotiate the release of US hostages in Iran
d)
the near nuclear war over Soviet missiles in Cuba
57.

What was the response in Tehran to the US helping the former Shah of Iran in 1979?

a)

The new government of Iran declared war on the U.S.

b)

The embassy was attacked and 52 people were taken hostage

c)

The Shah of Iran was put back in power

d)

Iran invaded Israel and Iraq who were US allies

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