#1
Which event marked the beginning of the Cold War?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Berlin Blockade
The Yalta Conference
The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
#2
Who were the primary participants in the Cold War?
United States and Soviet Union
Germany and Japan
France and United Kingdom
China and India
#3
What was the primary ideology driving the Cold War conflict?
Capitalism vs. Socialism
Nationalism vs. Imperialism
Democracy vs. Autocracy
Fascism vs. Communism
#4
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
To rebuild Western Europe after World War II
To contain the spread of communism
To establish NATO
To divide Germany into zones of occupation
#5
What was the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
It led to the collapse of the Soviet Union
It brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
It resulted in the establishment of the Warsaw Pact
It marked the end of the Cold War
#6
Who coined the term 'Iron Curtain' to describe the division between Eastern and Western Europe?
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
#7
Which country was the first to successfully launch a satellite into space during the Cold War?
United States
Soviet Union
China
United Kingdom
#8
What was the main purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
To provide military aid to Western Europe
To contain the spread of communism
To promote economic development in Asia
To establish diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union
#9
Which country was divided into two separate states during the Cold War?
#10
Which of the following events symbolized the end of the Cold War?
The fall of the Berlin Wall
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
The Cuban Missile Crisis
#11
What was the name of the Soviet policy of openness and transparency introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev?
Glasnost
Perestroika
Sputnik
Khrushchev Thaw
#12
What was the name of the agreement that ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Helsinki Accords
SALT I Treaty
Moscow Treaty
Kennedy-Khrushchev Agreement
#13
Which U.S. president famously declared, 'Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!' referring to the Berlin Wall?
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
George H.W. Bush
Richard Nixon
#14
What was the main objective of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) between the United States and the Soviet Union?
To prevent nuclear proliferation
To promote space exploration
To limit the production of conventional weapons
To reduce nuclear arms race