VUS.12 Cold War Review Quiz

How was Germany partitioned after World War II?

• Into East and West Germany

• Into four occupation zones

• Into North and South Germany

• Divided between France and the UK

What type of government did Japan have post World War II?

• Monarchy

• Communist

• Democratic

• Military dictatorship

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To promote peace treaties

• To rebuild European economies

• To establish military bases in Europe

• To promote European colonization

What formed near the end of WWII to prevent future global wars?

• The League of Nations

• The European Union

• The United Nations

• NATO

What year was the collapse of the USSR?

• 1989

• 1991

• 1985

• 1994

What type of government and economic system did the USSR have during the Cold War?

• Democratic and capitalist

• Monarchic and socialist

• Authoritarian and Socialist economy

• Federal and market economy

What was President Truman’s policy/doctrine throughout the Cold War to keep communism from spreading?

• Detente

• Truman Doctrine

• Brinkmanship

• Eisenhower Doctrine

Which policy did President Eisenhower adopt to “deter any nuclear strike by the Soviets”?

• Massive Retaliation

• Flexible Response

• Mutual Assured Destruction

• Nuclear Non-Proliferation

Which communist nation after WWII increased American fears of communist domination all over the world?

• China

• Vietnam

• Cuba

• North Korea

What defensive alliance was formed by the U.S. and Western European nations to prevent a Soviet invasion?

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• SEATO

• EU