Cold War Quiz

The idea that if a country falls to communism, neighboring countries will do as well.

• Tet Offensive

• Marshall Plan

• Domino Theory

• Molotov Plan

Gives soldier's money for college or training programs when they return to civilian life.

• Containment Policy

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• G.I. Bill

A competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons during the Cold War.

• Space Race

• Vietnamization

• Arms Race

• Domino Theory

The practice of making accusations of subversion or treason, especially when related to communism, without any proper regard for evidence.

• McCarthyism

• Blitzkrieg

• Hollywood 10

• HUAC Act

A U.S policy to prevent the spread of communism abroad.

• Marshall Plan

• Molotov Plan

• McCarthyism

• Containment Policy

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

• Spain and Portugal
• England and France
• Germany and Italy
• United States and Soviet Union

How is a Cold War different from a regular war?

• It's fought in the winter.

• It is a war that divides countries.

• It's fought in certain countries.

• It is an Arms Race, Proxy Wars and ideas instead of direct fighting

What organization was formed by Democratic Western countries to stop the spread of Communism?

• NATO

• NAFTA

• WPA

• USA

What is an arms race?

• The US and Soviet Union began to race and see who could conquer more countries.

• The US and Soviet Union began building and storing powerful weapons.

• The US wanted to have peace with the Soviet Union

• The Soviet Union wanted to become allies with the United States

Which senator proposed that citizens turn in their neighbor if they suspected the neighbor was a communist?

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Joseph McCarthy

• Harry S. Truman

• Richard Nixon