Cold War Review Quiz 2024 EDUC 730

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

• United States and Soviet Union

• England and France

• Germany and Italy

• Spain and Portugal

President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War known as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

• to send financial aid to Europe

• To stop the spread of communism

• To limit the build up of nuclear weapons

• To expand trade with Europe

The United States got involved in conflicts like Korea and Vietnam because they were afraid of the domino theory. What is the domino theory?

• If one country fell to democracy, others would follow

• If one country fell to communism, others would follow

• If one country fell to dictatorship, others would follow

• If one country fell to monarchy, others would follow

Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?

• to airlift food to the people of West Berlin

• to bomb East Berlin

• to demolish the Berlin Wall

• to transport people out of East Berlin

Who were the two participants in the Space Race?

• The US and Cuba

• US and North Vietnam

• The USSR and US

• China and US

What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?

• Apollo 11

• Gagarin

• Sputnik

• Apollo 13

This "figurative" wall divided communist countries from democratic countries--

• Great Wall of China

• Iron Curtain

• Wall of Democracy

• Berlin Wall

Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?

• Domino Theory

• Truman Doctrine

• Warsaw Pact

• Marshall Plan

The physical barrier separating Communist East Berlin and Democratic West Berlin--

• Berlin Barrier

• Berlin Blockade

• Berlin Base

• Berlin Wall

Nations that were aligned with, but also under the influence and pressure of, the Soviet Union were called--

• European Nations

• Satellite Nations

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO