#1
Who were the main Allied powers in World War II?
United States, Soviet Union, China
ExplanationKey nations who formed a coalition against Axis powers during the war.
#2
Which region experienced decolonization and gained independence from European colonial powers after World War II?
All of the above
ExplanationColonial territories in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
#3
Which event led to the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948?
United Nations partition plan for Palestine
ExplanationPlan dividing Palestine into Jewish and Arab states.
#4
Which Middle Eastern country nationalized the Suez Canal in 1956, leading to the Suez Crisis?
Egypt
ExplanationAction sparking an international crisis over control of a vital waterway.
#5
Who initiated the policy of 'de-Stalinization' in the Soviet Union?
Nikita Khrushchev
ExplanationEffort to dismantle Stalin's cult of personality and policies.
#6
Which conference divided Germany into four occupation zones after World War II?
Potsdam Conference
ExplanationConference among Allied leaders determining post-war German division.
#7
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
To rebuild Western Europe after World War II
ExplanationInitiative to aid European recovery and prevent the spread of communism.
#8
Which country was the first to develop and successfully test an atomic bomb after World War II?
United States
ExplanationAchievement known as the Manhattan Project.
#9
What was the purpose of the United Nations when it was established in 1945?
To promote international cooperation and prevent future wars
ExplanationGlobal organization aimed at maintaining peace and security.
#10
Who was the first leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin?
Nikita Khrushchev
ExplanationLeader remembered for his de-Stalinization policies and reforms.
#11
What was the Warsaw Pact?
A collective defense treaty among Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries
ExplanationMilitary alliance in response to NATO.
#12
Who coined the term 'Cold War' to describe the geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union?
Winston Churchill
ExplanationBritish Prime Minister who popularized the term.
#13
What event marked the end of the Cold War?
Fall of the Berlin Wall
ExplanationSymbolic dismantling of the physical barrier between East and West.
#14
Who was the leader of the People's Republic of China during the early years of the Cold War?
Mao Zedong
ExplanationFounding father of Communist China.
#15
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis, and which two countries were directly involved?
Soviet Union and United States, nuclear standoff
ExplanationConfrontation over Soviet missiles in Cuba, bringing the superpowers to the brink of war.
#16
Which U.S. policy aimed to contain the spread of communism during the Cold War?
Truman Doctrine
ExplanationDoctrine pledging support to nations threatened by communism.
#17
What was the Suez Crisis, and which countries were involved?
United Kingdom, France, and Israel, conflict over the Suez Canal
ExplanationConflict involving control of a vital waterway.