Post-World War II International Relations and Alliances Quiz

Test your knowledge of Cold War alliances, conflicts, and diplomacy with questions on NATO, the Marshall Plan, Cuban Missile Crisis, and more!

#1

What international organization was established in 1945 to promote peace and cooperation among nations?

League of Nations
United Nations
European Union
ASEAN
#2

What was the primary goal of the Marshall Plan, introduced by the United States in 1948?

Containment of communism
Economic recovery of European countries
Military intervention in Asia
Expansion of NATO
#3

What was the primary purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) when it was established in 1949?

Economic cooperation
Military defense against Soviet aggression
Promotion of cultural exchange
Humanitarian aid
#4

During the 1970s, which policy aimed to improve relations between the United States and the Soviet Union?

Containment
Detente
Brinkmanship
Isolationism
#5

Which term describes the easing of hostilities and tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1970s?

Cold War
Arms Race
Detente
Iron Curtain
#6

Which alliance emerged during the Cold War as a counterbalance to NATO?

SEATO
CSTO
Warsaw Pact
ANZUS
#7

Which country was divided into North and South after the Korean War (1950-1953)?

Vietnam
Germany
China
Korea
#8

Which event marked the end of the Cold War?

Fall of the Berlin Wall
Cuban Missile Crisis
Vietnam War
Korean War Armistice
#9

What is the significance of the 1957 Treaty of Rome?

End of World War II
Formation of the European Union
Creation of the United Nations
Nuclear non-proliferation agreement
#10

What was the goal of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), proposed by the United States in the 1980s?

Nuclear disarmament
Development of a missile defense system
Space exploration
Humanitarian aid
#11

Who were the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962?

John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev
Ronald Reagan and Leonid Brezhnev
Dwight D. Eisenhower and Joseph Stalin
Harry S. Truman and Georgy Malenkov
#12

Which two superpowers were involved in the arms race during the Cold War?

United States and China
Soviet Union and Germany
United States and Soviet Union
United Kingdom and France
#13

Which country was the first to launch a satellite, Sputnik 1, into space during the Cold War?

United States
China
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
#14

What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Soviet withdrawal of missiles from Cuba
NATO intervention in Cuba
Establishment of a nuclear-free zone in the Caribbean
Permanent division of Cuba into East and West
#15

Which country was not a member of the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War?

Poland
Hungary
Yugoslavia
East Germany

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