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Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. What led to the creation of the Truman Doctrine?
2. Which event brought the world closest to nuclear war during the Cold War?
3. Which leader made efforts for Nuclear Disarmament?
4. What is the term used to describe the invisible line that separated communist Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe?
5. Investigates those accused of disloyalty to the United States:
6. Which U.S. Senator led a campaign against alleged communists in the government during the early 1950s?
7. If one country falls to communism, the countries around would also fall to communism
8. Leading Vietnamese nationalist figure, supporting the Communist party
9. How was George Marshall regarded?
10. Which four nations split control of Germany and Berlin after WWII?
11. The Soviet Union's political leader and head of the Soviet Communist Party, Nikita Khrushchev, made a threatening speech to other world leaders. His threat led to .....
12. Which statement BEST describes major Cold War alliances?
13. Ordinary people & businesses control the production of goods and services is called .....
14. Kwame Nkrumah, one of the founding members of NAM belonged to
15. Which of the following statements about the NIEQ is false?
16. Who won the 2000 election even though he lost the popular vote?
17. Explain how the space race was related to the Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union.
18. During the 1950's, there was an American emphasis on what?
19. What is the main role television played in the Vietnam War?
20. In what year did Cuba turn communist?
21. What is the full form of 'SEATO'?
22. How did the "Domino Theory" influence the U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
23. The CIA trained Cuban refugees to try and overthrow Castor's communist regime. This attempt was unsuccessful because JFK refused to provide support.
24. What was the response of the Soviet Union to the Prague Spring?
25. In 1964, Johnson stated that the North Vietnamese fired upon U.S. boats in international waters. Congress responded by giving Johnson broad powers to wage war.
26. Following a policy of neutrality on global issues was one of the objectives of NAM
27. How did President Eisenhower want to change the federal government?
28. Analyze the reasons why the Cold War did not escalate into a direct military conflict between the superpowers.
29. "Had Enough?"Responding to national economic problems, this slogan helped which party win control of both houses of Congress in 1946?
30. Which of the following best describes the term "Vietnamization" ?
31. Why was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization created?
32. What was the primary ideological conflict during the Cold War?
33. What European country controlled Vietnam until World War II?
34. The plan to provide American economic assistance to European countries to help rebuild after World War II if they fought against Communism was the .....
35. What strategy did Martin Luther King adopt to challenge segregation?
36. A confrontation between the free nations of the world (US) and the communists nations of the world (Soviets)
37. Analyze how the Berlin Airlift demonstrated the tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.
38. Which foreign policy aimed at preventing Communism from spreading?
39. Analyze the impact of the Marshall Plan on Western Europe's recovery after World War II. Use evidence to support your answer.
40. Which of the following occurred during the civil rights movement?
41. ..... is a struggle over political differences between nations carried on by methods short of war.
42. US President for beginning of the Cold War; Democrat; 1945-1953
43. What is the phrase for the Soviet domination of eastern Europe?
44. An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations
45. Immediately after World War II, which country exerted political and economic control over Poland, Hungary, and Romania?
46. Which country was NOT a member of NATO at its founding in 1949?
47. After World War II, what President won the election based on his famous war record and toughness against Communism?
48. Explain how the Space Race during the Cold War influenced technological development in the United States.
49. Identify the first example of the Truman Doctrine in action:
50. What did Winston Churchill call the tight borders that the Soviets maintained?
51. What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
52. The American policy of "containing" communism and preventing it from spreading across the world
53. Which side of the Berlin Wall was under the control of the Soviet Union?
54. Compare and contrast the economic systems of communism and capitalism as they existed during the Cold War.
55. The term used to describe the intense rivalry that developed after World War II between groups of Communist and non-Communist nations.
56. Which year was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) established?
57. One purpose of the GI Bill was to:
58. In the early 1990's, the Cold War came to an end primarily as a result of the
59. Evaluate the significance of the Berlin Airlift in the context of the early Cold War. What did it demonstrate about U.S. and Soviet relations?
60. The Berlin Wall fell in 1999 (24.6)
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