Cold War and Post-WWII Era Quiz

What was the primary purpose of the Yalta Conference?

• To discuss the end of the Vietnam War

• To create the Berlin Wall

• To plan the rebuilding of Europe after WWII

• To establish the United Nations

What was the main goal of the United Nations?

• To develop nuclear weapons

• To promote communism

• To keep peace and help countries cooperate

• To control satellite nations

What did the Truman Doctrine promise?

• To rebuild Europe with financial aid

• To divide Korea at the 38th Parallel

• To launch the first satellite into space

• To help countries fight against communism

What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?

• To conduct military exercises

• To build the Berlin Wall

• To supply West Berlin with food and supplies

• To evacuate people from East Berlin

Which organization was created as a military alliance to counter the Soviet threat?

• Warsaw Pact

• United Nations

• NATO

• HUAC

What was the Red Scare?

• A Soviet space mission

• A time of fear of communism in the U.S.

• A U.S. economic plan for Europe

• A military operation in Vietnam

Who were the Rosenbergs?

• Leaders of the Soviet Union

• A couple executed for spying for the Soviets

• U.S. diplomats in Cuba

• Vietnamese communist leaders

What was the significance of Sputnik?

• It was the first manned mission to the moon

• It ended the Cold War

• It was a U.S. satellite

• It marked the start of the space race

What was the Bay of Pigs?

• A peace treaty between the U.S. and Cuba

• A Soviet military base

• A failed U.S. attempt to overthrow Castro

• A successful U.S. invasion of Cuba

What was the Domino Theory?

• A strategy to contain communism

• A military alliance against the Soviet Union

• The idea that if one country fell to communism, others would follow

• A plan to rebuild Europe