This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > History > Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 15 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Evaluate the significance of the arms race during the Cold War. Use reasoning and evidence. A) It had little impact on global politics. B) It increased tensions and led to the development of nuclear weapons. C) It resulted in immediate peace between the superpowers. D) It caused the collapse of NATO. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It increased tensions and led to the development of nuclear weapons. 2. Which two countries were primarily involved in the Cold War rivalry? A) United States and China. B) United States and Soviet Union. C) United Kingdom and France. D) Germany and Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) United States and Soviet Union. 3. India's Policy of Non-Alignment was neither ..... nor ..... A) Negative, Passive. B) Passive, Positive. C) Passive, Idleness. D) Both (a) and (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative, Passive. 4. What was one major goal of the Soviet Union during the early years of the Cold War? A) To expand individual liberties in the Baltic republics. B) To attract foreign economic investments. C) To create a defensive buffer zone in Eastern Europe. D) To establish a competitive market economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To create a defensive buffer zone in Eastern Europe. 5. Which among the following statements does not reflect the objectives of NAM? A) Enabling newly decolonized countries to pursue independent policies. B) Not to joining any military alliances. C) Following a policy of neutrality on global issues. D) Focus on elimination of global economic inequalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Following a policy of neutrality on global issues. 6. What symbolized the end of the Cold War? A) The Berlin Wall being taken down. B) Mikhail Gorbechev being assassinated. C) The Berlin Fire. D) The riots in Tiananmen Square. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Berlin Wall being taken down. 7. When did the world become unipolar? A) 1994. B) 1990. C) 1991. D) 1989. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1991. 8. Eisenhower's plan to connect the nation through a system of roadways; sparked the middle-class move to the suburbs A) Interstate Highway Act. B) Road Improvement Act. C) State Highways. D) Superhighways. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interstate Highway Act. 9. The Cold War made ..... a major issue in every presidential election during the period. A) The space race. B) Foreign policy. C) Spreading communism. D) International relief. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreign policy. 10. What was the result of the Brown v Board of Education case? A) Special public schools were set up for African-American students. B) African-American students were prevented from attending the same schools as white students. C) The entire nation was desegregated. D) African-American students were allowed to attend the same schools as white students. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) African-American students were allowed to attend the same schools as white students. 11. The Vietnam war ended in a communist victory:TRUE OR FALSE? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. What event marked the official split of Germany into two nations? A) The signing of the NATO treaty. B) The Berlin Airlift. C) The construction of the Berlin Wall. D) The detonation of the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The construction of the Berlin Wall. 13. The U.S. Economy is different from the former Soviet Union's economy because in the United States, A) There is more economic freedom. B) There are fewer goods available. C) The state makes all the decisions. D) There is less economic freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There is more economic freedom. 14. In response to NATO, the Soviet Union created the Warsaw Pact and controlled its own military force. A) The Warsaw Pact. B) The DMZ. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Warsaw Pact. 15. Which President removed U.S. troops from Vietnam, successfully ending the war in Vietnam? A) Douglas MacArthur. B) Lyndon B. Johson. C) Dwight Eisenhower. D) Richard Nixon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Richard Nixon. 16. What was the "domino theory" associated with? A) The spread of socialism. B) The spread of communism. C) The spread of capitalism. D) The spread of democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The spread of communism. 17. Which of the following best describes a "proxy war" ? A) A war with no outside involvement. B) A war fought only with words. C) A war fought directly between two superpowers. D) A war where powerful countries support other countries in conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A war where powerful countries support other countries in conflict. 18. In what month and year was the accord signed ending the fighting in Vietnam? A) 4/1974. B) 8/1974. C) 1/1973. D) 2/1974. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1/1973. 19. How did the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union affect the United States? A) It led to the end of the Space Race. B) It caused the United States to increase investment in science and technology education. C) It made the United States stop exploring space. D) It had no effect on the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It caused the United States to increase investment in science and technology education. 20. The Inchon invasion force turned ..... and met the Eighth Army coming ..... from ..... A) Southward; north, Pusan. B) Northward; south, Inchon. C) Southward; north, Seoul. D) Northward; south, Pyongyang. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Southward; north, Seoul. 21. Which one of the following is known as the high point of the Cold War? A) The Cuban Missile Crisis. B) The dropping of two atomic bombs by the US. C) The formation of two power blocs. D) The formation of NATO. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Cuban Missile Crisis. 22. According to the Truman Doctrine, who are contrasted as opposing forces? A) Free peoples vs. Imperialists. B) Free peoples vs. Oppressed. C) Allies vs. Axis. D) Capitalists vs. Socialists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Free peoples vs. Oppressed. 23. Which of the following was a military alliance formed by Western countries during the Cold War? A) Warsaw Pact. B) COMECON. C) NATO. D) SEATO. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NATO. 24. In June 1947, Secretary of State George Marshall announced Truman's plan for reconstruction of European countries through their own efforts, supported by American economic aid. This plan, formally named the European Recovery Program, became known as the A) Truman Economic Aid Program. B) Marshall Plan. C) State Department Act. D) Overseas Recovery Plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marshall Plan. 25. What form of entertainment took over the 1950's? A) Movies. B) Radio. C) Music. D) Television. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Television. 26. Which of the following describes a difference in ideology between Soviets and Americans? A) Soviets believed in free enterprise and Americans believed in democracy. B) Soviets believed in communism and Americans believed in little personal freedom. C) Soviets believed in communism and Americans believed in deomcracy. D) Soviets wanted to work for peace and Americans wanted an iron curtain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soviets believed in communism and Americans believed in deomcracy. 27. Compare the purposes of the United Nations and the League of Nations. Which of the following statements is most accurate? A) Both aimed to promote international peace, but the UN had greater participation and enforcement power. B) The League of Nations was more powerful than the UN. C) The UN was only focused on economic issues. D) The League of Nations included the United States as a founding member. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both aimed to promote international peace, but the UN had greater participation and enforcement power. 28. The US created the Marshall plan as a program to: A) Provide economic aid to war damaged Europe. B) Deliver weapons to Nationalist China. C) Develop the Atomic bomb. D) Increase civil defense during WW2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provide economic aid to war damaged Europe. 29. Called for $ 400 million in aid to Greece and Turkey for the purpose of fighting communism in those two countries A) Long Telegram/"The Sources of Soviet Conduct" article. B) Iron Curtain speech. C) Truman Doctrine. D) Marshall Plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Truman Doctrine. 30. Which term describes the fear and persecution of suspected communists in the United States during the 1950s? A) Domino theory. B) Containment. C) McCarthyism. D) Satellite state. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) McCarthyism. 31. Which of the following is the duration of the Korean War? A) 1947-42. B) 1980-85. C) 1950-53. D) 1979-89. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1950-53. 32. What was the principal function of Warsaw Pact? A) To counter NATO forces in Europe. B) To create awareness about war in Eastern Alliance. C) To prevent countries of Asia from other countries. D) To enable the central role in world politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To counter NATO forces in Europe. 33. Why was the House of Un-American Activities created? A) To uncover instances of voter fraud and efforts to limit political participation. B) To investigate social unrest in the United States. C) To seek out communist sympathizers and investigate individuals suspected of being loyal to the USSR. D) To discourage future antiwar protests by punishing individuals for speaking out against US involvement in WWII. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To seek out communist sympathizers and investigate individuals suspected of being loyal to the USSR. 34. The Panama Canal is the most important shipping channel built by the United States (24.3) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 35. Struggling to gain weapons superiority became known as ..... A) Cold War. B) War on Communism. C) Arms Race. D) Space Race. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arms Race. 36. What was the ultimate goal of American foreign policy during the Cold War, as outlined in the video? A) To prevent the expansion of Soviet influence and communism. B) To establish democratic governments worldwide. C) To engage in direct military conflict with the USSR. D) To support all anti-democratic regimes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To prevent the expansion of Soviet influence and communism. 37. Which foreign policy promised to aid countries resisting Communist takeover? A) Marshall Plan. B) Iron Curtain. C) Truman Doctrine. D) Massive Retaliation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Truman Doctrine. 38. Which doctrine stated that the United States would support countries resisting communism in 1947? A) Truman Doctrine. B) Marshall Plan. C) Eisenhower Doctrine. D) Monroe Doctrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Truman Doctrine. 39. Which US president launched the Cold War by declaring the the US would resist Communist expansion into Easter Europe? A) Harry Truman. B) John F. Kennedy. C) Dwight Eisenhower. D) Franklin Roosevelt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harry Truman. 40. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed by President ..... A) Ho Chi Minh. B) Harry Truman. C) Douglas MacArthur. D) Lyndon B. Johnson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lyndon B. Johnson. 41. Which statement best describes the Iron Curtain during the Cold War in Europe? A) A treaty that ended World War II. B) A physical border of concrete walls. C) A mental and political divide in Europe. D) A naval blockade across the Mediterranean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A mental and political divide in Europe. 42. Which President began troop build-up in Vietnanam? A) Harry Truman. B) Lyndon B. Johnson. C) John F. Kennedy. D) Ronald Reagan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John F. Kennedy. 43. Which one of the counties were not the member of Warsaw Pact? A) Bulgaria. B) Poland. C) Greece. D) Czechoslovakia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greece. 44. Which two military alliances were formed during the Cold War, initiating the arms race? A) NATO and SEATO. B) NATO and the Warsaw Treaty Organization. C) SEATO and the United Nations. D) The United Nations and the Warsaw Treaty Organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NATO and the Warsaw Treaty Organization. 45. Which of the following promoted reforms in Latin America? A) The Alliance for Progress. B) The Truman Doctrine. C) The Marshall Plan. D) The SALT Agreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Alliance for Progress. 46. An organization formed in 1955 in Warsaw, Poland, compromising Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania and the USSR, for collective defense under a joint military command. A) Polish Pact. B) Soviet Pact. C) Czech Pact. D) Warsaw Pact. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warsaw Pact. 47. What role did the Supreme Court play during the civil rights movement? A) It wrote new laws that made integration legal. B) It overturned some of the laws that made segregation legal. C) It supported the segregationist policies of Southern governors. D) It urged Congress to pass new laws legalizing integration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It overturned some of the laws that made segregation legal. 48. ..... started the Korean War by invading ..... A) N Korea/S Korea. B) China/S Korea. C) USA/N Korea. D) China/USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) N Korea/S Korea. 49. In the 1950s, the "witch hunt" against Communists in the United States became known as ..... A) Detente. B) Linkage. C) Massive Retaliation. D) McCarthyism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) McCarthyism. 50. Why was television important in the 1950's? A) It replaced the radio. B) It made it easy for people to see places and far away events without leaving their homes. C) It led to the creation of packaged frozen dinners nicknamed TV dinners. D) It entertained small children and could be used like a babysitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It made it easy for people to see places and far away events without leaving their homes. 51. What was the main purpose of NATO, formed in 1949? A) To establish a new world order. B) To promote communism in post-war Europe. C) To provide mutual defense against an attack by the USSR. D) To encourage trade between member countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To provide mutual defense against an attack by the USSR. 52. Rock and roll music ..... A) Became a symbol of youth culture. B) Attacked traditional religious authority. C) Was created by a communist movement. D) Was used mainly in political campaign ads on tv. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Became a symbol of youth culture. 53. Stalin attempted to starve the city of Berlin in what became known as the ..... A) Berlin Airlift. B) Berlin Plan. C) Berlin Plague. D) Berlin Blockade. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Berlin Blockade. 54. North Korea invaded South Korea started the ..... A) The Cold War. B) The Korean War. C) The Civil War. D) The Vietnam War. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Korean War. 55. The Vietnamese who fought against the U.S. and South Vietnamese troops A) Ho Chi Minh. B) Viet Cong. C) Ngo Dinh Diem. D) Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Viet Cong. 56. The United States was the first country to successfully send someone to space? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 57. Assess the reasons for the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War. Use evidence to justify your answer. A) To support the spread of communism in Asia. B) To prevent the domino effect of countries falling to communism. C) To establish a monarchy in Vietnam. D) To gain control of Vietnam's natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To prevent the domino effect of countries falling to communism. 58. Norway was a part of which of the following treaties? A) NATO. B) SEATO. C) WARSAW PACT. D) CENTO. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NATO. 59. "In 1949, the Axis powers defeated the Allied Powers" State true of false. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 60. What was the outcome of the Korean War? A) The reunification of North and South Korea. B) The establishment of a communist government in South Korea. C) The division of Korea into North and South at the 38th parallel. D) The complete withdrawal of Soviet forces from Korea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The division of Korea into North and South at the 38th parallel. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesArt Humanities QuizzesClass 12 QuizzesClass 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 1Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 2Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 3Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 4Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 5Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 6Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 7Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books