Cold War Era Policies and Organizations Quiz

Test your knowledge of Cold War history with questions on conferences, organizations, leaders, and policies. Dive into the geopolitical dynamics of the era!

#1

Which Cold War policy advocated for the containment of communism?

Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Domino Theory
Glasnost
#2

Which country was divided into East and West Germany during the Cold War?

France
Poland
Germany
Russia
#3

Which country was not a founding member of NATO?

United States
France
United Kingdom
Canada
#4

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

Japan
Vietnam
Korea
China
#5

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

To rebuild Western Europe after World War II
To spread communism in Eastern Europe
To establish military alliances against the Soviet Union
To promote isolationism in the United States
#6

Which conference marked the beginning of the Cold War?

Yalta Conference
Potsdam Conference
Tehran Conference
Berlin Conference
#7

Which organization was established as a response to NATO?

Warsaw Pact
European Union
United Nations
Commonwealth of Nations
#8

Which event is often considered the climax of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

The U-2 Incident
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Berlin Crisis
The establishment of the Berlin Wall
#9

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

Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
#10

Who coined the term 'Mutually Assured Destruction' (MAD)?

Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
Ronald Reagan
#11

Which U.S. president coined the term 'Iron Curtain'?

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
#12

Which country led the Non-Aligned Movement during the Cold War?

India
Brazil
Mexico
Egypt
#13

Which country was not a member of the Warsaw Pact?

Poland
Romania
Hungary
Finland
#14

Who was the first woman in space, launched by the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

Valentina Tereshkova
Sally Ride
Christa McAuliffe
Mae Jemison
#15

Which country did not undergo a communist revolution during the Cold War?

China
Cuba
Nicaragua
Iran

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