Cold War History Quiz

What term describes the geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and Western democracies?

• World War II

• Eastern Conflict

• Cold War

• Great War

Who led the Soviet Union during the early years of the Cold War?

• Joseph Stalin

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Vladimir Lenin

• Nikita Khrushchev

What was the primary strategy of the United States to combat Soviet expansion?

• Detonation

• Appeasement

• Assimilation

• Containment

Which treaty aimed at limiting the manufacture of nuclear missiles?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• SALT I

What event marked the beginning of the Space Race?

• Launch of Sputnik

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Development of the H-bomb

• Moon landing

Which U.S. president declared that America would land a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s?

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Ronald Reagan

• Richard Nixon

What was the purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?

• To enhance foreign diplomacy

• To oversee economic policies

• To promote U.S. arts and culture

• To investigate communist subversion in the U.S.

Which conflict is considered the first military action of the Cold War?

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Vietnam War

• World War I

• Korean War

What policy did Richard Nixon introduce to ease tensions with the Soviet Union?

• Détente

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• Brinkmanship

Which event symbolized the end of the Cold War?

• Start of the Vietnam War

• Cuban Revolution

• Fall of the Berlin Wall

• Signing of the NATO treaty