Cold War History Quiz

Cold War History Quiz

11th Grade

90 Qs

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Cold War History Quiz

Cold War History Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

History

11th Grade

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Created by

JOSEPH WALLACE

Used 7+ times

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90 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main purpose of the Truman Doctrine during the Cold War?

To provide economic aid to West Germany

To support countries that rejected communism

To establish the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

To initiate the Berlin Airlift

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which conference is considered as the start of the Cold War due to the disagreements between the superpowers?

Yalta Conference

Potsdam Conference

Dumbarton Oaks Conference

Tehran Conference

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary goal of the Marshall Plan?

To rebuild European economies after the end of World War II

To prevent the spread of nuclear weapons

To establish a military alliance between the USA and Western European countries

To provide military support to South Korea during the Korean War

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term describes the political and military barrier that isolated Soviet-controlled countries of Eastern Europe after World War II?

Iron Curtain

Berlin Wall

Containment

McCarthyism

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the outcome of the Berlin Blockade imposed by the Soviet Union?

It led to the unification of East and West Germany

It resulted in the signing of the Warsaw Pact

It initiated the Berlin Airlift by Western Allies

It caused the start of the Korean War

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Joseph Stalin

Nikita Khrushchev

Leonid Brezhnev

Mikhail Gorbachev

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significance of the Korean War in the context of the Cold War?

It marked the end of the Cold War

It was the first instance of nuclear weapons being used in conflict

It was a proxy war between the United States and the Soviet Union

It resulted in the permanent division of Korea into two countries

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