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Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 17 (60 MCQs)

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1. Read the following sentence and decide which of the options (A-D) is correct. Even though peace talks had been in progress for nearly three years, President Thieu authorized bombing after North Vietnamese attacks.
2. The ..... came to be known as the peak point of the Cold War.
3. India is a ..... world country.
4. The division of the world into two camps and the emergence of two power blocs led by multiple allies has also been referred to as ..... in the political arena.
5. Which event marked the official beginning of U.S. combat operations in Vietnam?
6. The Tet offensive happened in what year
7. Which factor most directly increased military spending and strained the USSR's economy?
8. Compare the economic systems of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
9. Otis Boykin's resistors were used in which of the following technologies?
10. The purpose of "containment" was to .....
11. The baby boom of the 50's and 60's had its most significant impact on:
12. Which problem made many Russians furious with the czar during World War I?
13. According to your textbook, the Allies believed Joseph Stalin was essential to defeating the Nazis (24.1)
14. Contributed to the 2nd Red Scare by suggesting the State Department had been infiltrated by Communists.
15. What was America's role in the Cold War?
16. Joseph McCarthy, a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, ruined many people's lives during the Cold War by .....
17. What was the counterculture's view on the Vietnam War?
18. Which of the following countries was not a NATO member?
19. The Marshall Plan provided economic aid after WWII in order to
20. In 1921-1922, what crisis devastated the population?
21. Which event is considered by many historians as the beginning of the Cold War?
22. Which of the following is a response to Stalin cutting off supply lines to Western Berlin?
23. Choose the statement which was not a cause of Cold War.
24. Before WWII, what kind of support did Great Britain provide to Greece and Turkey?
25. What was the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis for U.S.-Soviet relations?
26. Where is the tundra most commonly located?
27. Compare the goals of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
28. Why did having many ethnicities and languages make governing the USSR difficult?
29. Which country was split in two by the Iron Curtain?
30. What early achievements did the Soviets enjoy in the Space Race?
31. Mao Zedong formed a new Communist state, .....
32. The Soviet alliance made to counter NATO was:
33. Which of the following was a major objective of China's Cultural Revolution in the 1960s?
34. What program aided the rebuilding of Western Europe?
35. Analyze the role of economic factors in the end of the Cold War.
36. After how many weeks did the USA become aware of the weapons in Cuba?
37. Which of the following contributed to the fall of communism in Eastern Europe?
38. What was the outcome of the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961?
39. What policy supported containment?
40. Based most directly on preventing the "domino theory" from playing out in regions of the world critical to American security and economic prosperity
41. The Berlin wall was built in what year
42. What do the three events have in common?Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, the establishment of NATO
43. How much cumulative aid (in $ millions) did Greece receive from the European Recovery Act/Marshall Plan?
44. Which of the following countries did not receive any aid in 1948/49 as per the European Recovery Act/Marshall Plan?
45. In 1945, 50 nations, many more added later, signed an initial charter to join the ..... .....
46. Which of the following best describes the term "Iron Curtain" ?
47. Which two areas of Virginia have benefited because of the heavy military expenditures throughout the Cold War?
48. Analyze why the Korean War is considered a proxy war of the Cold War.
49. Which achievement marked the United States' victory in the Space Race?
50. President Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan was based on the belief that the action could:
51. The United States intervened in Latin America in the 1970s and 1980s to
52. What led to fears of "mutually assured destruction?"
53. How did the U.S. respond to the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik in 1957?
54. The ..... was the way of ensuring the newly independent countries to stay out of the alliances
55. Which of the following was a failed invasion by the United States under Kennedy in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro?
56. What immediate economic focus after the revolution left Russia unprepared?
57. What is the fear that if one country became communist then surrounding countries would quickly follow?
58. What people called the day that Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens died in a plane crash:
59. The United States and its allies had a policy called "containment." This means that they wanted to .....
60. What is the Nuclear Arms Race?
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