Cold War and Global Conflicts Quiz
Challenge yourself with these Cold War quiz questions covering key events, leaders, and conflicts. How much do you know about the Cold War era?
#1
Which country was divided into North and South during the Cold War?
#2
What was the name of the first satellite launched into space by the Soviet Union?
Apollo 11
Sputnik 1
Vostok 1
Explorer 1
#3
Which two countries were involved in the Korean War?
North Korea and South Korea
China and Japan
North Korea and United States
South Korea and United States
#4
Who led the Cuban Revolution that ousted Fulgencio Batista from power?
Che Guevara
Fidel Castro
Ernesto 'Che' Guevara
Raul Castro
#5
What was the name of the US foreign policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism?
Containment
Isolationism
Detente
Appeasement
#6
Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
John Glenn
Yuri Gagarin
#7
Which event marked the beginning of the Cold War?
The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
The Berlin Airlift
The Yalta Conference
#8
Who coined the term 'Iron Curtain'?
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
#9
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
#10
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
To rebuild Europe after World War II
To establish NATO
To contain the spread of communism in Asia
To facilitate trade between Europe and the United States
#11
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
Bessie Coleman
Sally Ride
Valentina Tereshkova
#12
Which conflict saw the use of the term 'domino theory' as a justification for intervention?
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Suez Crisis
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