#1
What was the primary ideological conflict during the Cold War?
Monarchy vs. Democracy
Capitalism vs. Communism
Colonialism vs. Decolonization
Isolationism vs. Globalism
#2
What term describes the process of former colonies gaining independence from European powers post-World War II?
Globalization
Westernization
Decolonization
Neocolonialism
#3
What event in 1962 brought the world to the brink of nuclear war?
The Korean War
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Vietnam War
The Berlin Crisis
#4
Who led the Indian independence movement against British rule, promoting non-violent resistance?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mohandas Gandhi
Subhas Chandra Bose
Bhagat Singh
#5
In what year did the Soviet Union officially dissolve, marking the end of the Cold War?
#6
What was the main outcome of the Korean War (1950-1953)?
The reunification of North and South Korea
The establishment of a communist government in South Korea
The division of Korea into North and South at the 38th parallel
The complete withdrawal of foreign troops from the Korean peninsula
#7
Which event marked the symbolic end of the Cold War?
The signing of the NATO treaty
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The fall of the Berlin Wall
The dissolution of the Soviet Union
#8
Which conference in 1955 was a significant step towards non-alignment and solidarity among newly independent states?
Yalta Conference
Bandung Conference
Potsdam Conference
Bretton Woods Conference
#9
Which policy aimed at stopping the spread of communism by providing military and economic aid to vulnerable countries?
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Brezhnev Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine
#10
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
#11
What was the main reason for the Suez Crisis in 1956?
The discovery of oil in the Suez Canal
The nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egypt
A military invasion by Soviet forces
A blockade of the canal by the United States
#12
Which event is considered the beginning of the decolonization process in Africa?
The independence of Ghana in 1957
The Berlin Conference of 1884
The end of apartheid in South Africa
The Suez Crisis of 1956
#13
What was the key factor that led to the shift in global power towards the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II?
The decline of European colonial empires
The invention of the internet
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
The discovery of oil in the Middle East
#14
What was the strategic arms limitation talks (SALT) primarily about?
Reducing the number of deployed nuclear weapons
Limiting military bases in foreign countries
Banning chemical and biological weapons
Decreasing conventional military forces in Europe
#15
Which doctrine was announced by the Soviet Union to justify its intervention in Eastern Bloc countries to maintain communist rule?
Truman Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine
Brezhnev Doctrine
Roosevelt Corollary
#16
Which treaty, signed in 1992, aimed at reducing conventional armed forces in Europe after the Cold War?
Treaty of Versailles
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty
Treaty of Maastricht
SALT II