Cold War: Superpowers Showdown

Which two countries emerged as the primary superpowers after World War II, leading to the Cold War?

• United States and Germany

• United States and Soviet Union

• United Kingdom and France

• China and Japan

What was the main ideological conflict during the Cold War?

• Democracy vs. Monarchy

• Capitalism vs. Communism

• Fascism vs. Socialism

• Nationalism vs. Globalism

Which organization was formed in 1949 as a military alliance among Western nations to counter Soviet power?

• United Nations (UN)

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• Warsaw Pact

• European Union (EU)

What was the Soviet response to NATO, forming a military alliance of its own in 1955?

• League of Nations

• Warsaw Pact

• SEATO

• OPEC

Which event in 1962 brought the world closest to nuclear war during the Cold War?

• Berlin Blockade

• Korean War

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Vietnam War

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan, initiated by the United States in 1948?

• To rebuild the Soviet Union

• To provide economic aid to Western Europe

• To support the Chinese Civil War

• To fund the Korean War

Which city was divided into four occupation zones after World War II and later became a focal point of Cold War tensions?

• Paris

• Berlin

• Vienna

• Prague

What was the name of the barrier built in 1961 to prevent East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin?

• Iron Curtain

• Berlin Wall

• Maginot Line

• Bamboo Curtain

Which doctrine stated that the United States would support free peoples resisting subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures, particularly in Greece and Turkey?

• Eisenhower Doctrine

• Truman Doctrine

• Monroe Doctrine

• Brezhnev Doctrine

Which of the following best describes the policy of "containment"?

• Expanding communism worldwide

• Preventing the spread of communism

• Promoting nuclear disarmament

• Supporting colonial independence