Cold War Era Historical Figures and Concepts Quiz

Test your knowledge of Cold War history with questions on leaders, events, and policies. How well do you know the Cold War era?

#1

Which country was divided into North and South during the Cold War?

Germany
China
Korea
Vietnam
#2

Which organization was formed in response to the Soviet Union's establishment of the Warsaw Pact?

NATO
UNICEF
WHO
OPEC
#3

Which U.S. policy aimed to rebuild post-World War II Europe and prevent the spread of communism?

Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
NATO
Containment Policy
#4

What was the name of the U.S. foreign policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism?

Containment
Detente
Domino Theory
Arms Race
#5

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Vladimir Lenin
Leonid Brezhnev
#6

Which agreement marked the end of the Cold War?

Treaty of Versailles
Munich Agreement
Helsinki Accords
SALT II Treaty
#7

Who coined the term 'Iron Curtain'?

Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Joseph Stalin
#8

Who was the first leader of the Soviet Union?

Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Vladimir Lenin
Leonid Brezhnev
#9

What was the name of the policy designed to stop the spread of communism during the Cold War?

Containment
Détente
Perestroika
Glasnost
#10

Who proposed the Marshall Plan?

Harry S. Truman
Winston Churchill
George Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
#11

Which event is often considered the beginning of the Cold War?

The Korean War
The Berlin Airlift
The Yalta Conference
The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
#12

Which country was not a part of the Warsaw Pact?

Poland
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
#13

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956?

Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
Georgy Malenkov
#14

Which country was not a founding member of NATO?

France
United Kingdom
Italy
West Germany

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