#1
Who were the main Allied powers in World War II?
United States, Soviet Union, China
United States, United Kingdom, Germany
Soviet Union, Germany, Italy
United Kingdom, Japan, China
#2
Which region experienced decolonization and gained independence from European colonial powers after World War II?
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Africa
All of the above
#3
Which event led to the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948?
Balfour Declaration
Zimmermann Telegram
San Remo conference
United Nations partition plan for Palestine
#4
Which Middle Eastern country nationalized the Suez Canal in 1956, leading to the Suez Crisis?
#5
Who initiated the policy of 'de-Stalinization' in the Soviet Union?
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Leon Trotsky
Mikhail Gorbachev
#6
Which conference divided Germany into four occupation zones after World War II?
Potsdam Conference
Yalta Conference
Tehran Conference
Geneva Conference
#7
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
To rebuild Western Europe after World War II
To establish communism in Eastern Europe
To create a military alliance against the Axis powers
To promote nuclear disarmament
#8
Which country was the first to develop and successfully test an atomic bomb after World War II?
United States
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
France
#9
What was the purpose of the United Nations when it was established in 1945?
To promote international cooperation and prevent future wars
To establish a global currency
To facilitate colonization of underdeveloped nations
To promote the interests of major Allied powers
#10
Who was the first leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin?
Nikita Khrushchev
Leon Trotsky
Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Gorbachev
#11
What was the Warsaw Pact?
A military alliance led by the United States
A treaty for economic cooperation in Western Europe
A collective defense treaty among Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries
A peace agreement between NATO and the Warsaw Pact
#12
Who coined the term 'Cold War' to describe the geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union?
Winston Churchill
Harry S. Truman
Joseph Stalin
George F. Kennan
#13
What event marked the end of the Cold War?
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean War
Vietnam War
#14
Who was the leader of the People's Republic of China during the early years of the Cold War?
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-shek
Deng Xiaoping
Sun Yat-sen
#15
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis, and which two countries were directly involved?
Soviet Union and United States, nuclear standoff
United States and China, territorial dispute
Cuba and United Kingdom, political revolution
France and Germany, economic negotiations
#16
Which U.S. policy aimed to contain the spread of communism during the Cold War?
Truman Doctrine
Eisenhower Doctrine
Kennedy Doctrine
Reagan Doctrine
#17
What was the Suez Crisis, and which countries were involved?
United States and Soviet Union, nuclear standoff
United Kingdom, France, and Israel, conflict over the Suez Canal
China and India, territorial dispute
Egypt and Syria, political revolution