Week 27 Quiz: Cold War

Which US president launched the Cold War by declaring the the US would resist Communist expansion into Easter Europe?

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Harry Truman

• Dwight Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

In which of the following regions did the US fight proxy wars against the Soviet Union?

• Vietnam

• Korea

• Mexico

• Cuba

• Hungary

Which conflict brought the world to the brink of nuclear war?

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Berlin Airlift

Where did the Soviet Union establish an "Iron Curtain" of Communist influence over neighboring countries after WWII?

• Eastern Europe

• Western Europe

• Southeast Asia

• South America

Which Soviet leader launched the Cold War?

• Vladimir Lenin

• Joseph Stalin

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Nikita Khrushchev

How did the Korean War end?

• Communist victory over the Korean peninsula

• Democratic victory over the Korean peninsula

• a ceasefire that divided the Korean peninsula north and south between Communist and Democratic forces

• a ceasefire that divided the Korean peninsula East and West between Communist and Democratic forces

Which city was divided by Communist and Democratic forces during the Cold War?

• Berlin

• Seoul

• Moscow

• Beijing

• Havana

Who were the key opponents during the Cold War?

• United States

• China

• Soviet Union

• England

• Germany

Who was the first Communist leader of China?

• Mao Zedong

• Joseph Stalin

• Ronald Reagan

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Fidel Castro

Which are NOT an attribute of the Soviet system?

• democracy

• freedom of religion

• totalitarianism

• communism

• capitalism