This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > History > Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the Cold War often characterized by? A) A series of small, unrelated international skirmishes. B) Ideological and strategic conflicts without direct warfare. C) Economic competition only. D) Direct military conflict between the USA and USSR. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ideological and strategic conflicts without direct warfare. 2. Which of the following is the closest the United States has ever come to nuclear war with another country? A) The Cuban Missile Crisis. B) Vietnam civil war. C) The Korean War. D) The Bay of Pigs Invasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Cuban Missile Crisis. 3. Describe the significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall in the context of the Cold War. A) It marked the beginning of the Cold War. B) It symbolized the end of communist control in Eastern Europe. C) It led to the division of Germany into East and West. D) It had no significant impact on the Cold War. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It symbolized the end of communist control in Eastern Europe. 4. What is understood about the nuclear arms race? A) Military technology in the West is far behind African technology. B) Military technology is making the world a safer place. C) The world's population is growing faster than its food supply. D) The proliferation (availability) of nuclear weapons could destroy the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The proliferation (availability) of nuclear weapons could destroy the world. 5. Stalin decided to test the Western nations. In 1948, ..... A) He blocked all trade routes going into West Berlin. B) He blocked all trade routes going into East Berlin. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He blocked all trade routes going into West Berlin. 6. Which country did the United States attempt to prevent from becoming communist during the Vietnam War? A) Cuba. B) Germany. C) Vietnam. D) South Korea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vietnam. 7. Why was the launch of Sputnik significant in the Cold War? A) It started World War II. B) It showed the Soviet Union's technological advancement. C) It ended the space race. D) It caused the Berlin Wall to fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It showed the Soviet Union's technological advancement. 8. The Marshall Plan and the Berlin Airlift were actions taken by the United States concerning A) World-wide environmental pollution. B) Nuclear disarmament. C) The containment of communism. D) International economic equality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The containment of communism. 9. Which of the following was a major turning point in American public opinion against the Vietnam War? A) Operation Rolling Thunder. B) The Paris Peace Accords. C) The My Lai Massacre. D) The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The My Lai Massacre. 10. This "figurative" wall divided communist countries from democratic counties ..... A) Great Wall of China. B) Berlin Wall. C) Iron Curtain. D) Wall of Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iron Curtain. 11. What was the Sunbelt known for? A) Its cold climate and limited economic opportunities. B) Its strict adherence to traditional gender roles. C) Its role in the Vietnam War. D) Its warm climate and economic opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Its warm climate and economic opportunities. 12. One similarity between the Korean War and the Vietnam War is that both wars were A) Caused by religious conflicts. B) Resolved through the diplomatic efforts of the United Nations. C) Fought in an effort to contain communism. D) Fought without foreign influence or assistance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fought in an effort to contain communism. 13. What started the Space Race between the US and USSR? A) A rivalry to develop space technology. B) A contest to map ocean currents. C) A joint mission to build satellites. D) A competition to colonize Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A rivalry to develop space technology. 14. Of the following, the National Security Council consists of the President, Vice-President, Secretary of State, and A) UN Ambassador. B) Attorney General. C) Secretary of Defense. D) White House Chief of Staff. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secretary of Defense. 15. What war came to an end as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union? A) The Soviet-Afghan War. B) World War 2. C) The Vietnam War. D) The Cold War. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Cold War. 16. Nixon appealed to what group of Americans? A) Silent Majority. B) Laborers. C) Veterans. D) Hawks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silent Majority. 17. Who were the two main adversaries in the Cold War? A) Germany and the Soviet Union. B) The United States and the Soviet Union. C) East and West Germany. D) The United States and China. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The United States and the Soviet Union. 18. Why did the United States start the Marshall Plan after World War II? A) To help European countries recover and prevent the spread of communism. B) To build more weapons. C) To start a new war. D) To send astronauts to space. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To help European countries recover and prevent the spread of communism. 19. What was the biggest problem with "separate, but equal" facilities? A) Having two of everything was too expensive. B) Sometimes it was confusing which facility you were supposed to use. C) Segregated factories prevented the economy from growing. D) They usually weren't equal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They usually weren't equal. 20. * Alger Hiss conviction * Rosenberg trial* McCarthy hearings *These post-World War II events are most closely associated with the fear of A) An increase in immigration from the Soviet Union. B) An expansion of communism into Cuba. C) Labor conflicts in United States cities. D) A communist threat inside the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A communist threat inside the United States. 21. What was the name for the 1955 alliance of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe that were the counterpart to the western alliance? A) NATO. B) Warsaw Pact. C) European Alliance. D) Iron Curtain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warsaw Pact. 22. What reaction followed increased freedoms and economic shifts? A) Total end of political parties. B) Universal approval and calm. C) Voicing anger, protests, coups. D) Immediate prosperity for all. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Voicing anger, protests, coups. 23. Evaluate the effectiveness of the policy of containment in Europe during the early years of the Cold War. A) It caused the Soviet Union to become capitalist. B) It led to the collapse of NATO. C) It failed completely, as communism spread throughout Western Europe. D) It was largely effective, as Western Europe remained mostly free from communist control. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was largely effective, as Western Europe remained mostly free from communist control. 24. What do the following countries have in common? Czechoslovakia-East Germany-Hungary-Poland A) They all joined N.A.T.O. B) They all fell under Soviet control. C) They refused to make peace with Germany. D) They refused to sign the peace Treaty ending WWII. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They all fell under Soviet control. 25. Discovered the polio vaccine A) C. Everett Koop. B) Jonas Salk. C) Jack Kevorkian. D) Albert Einstein. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jonas Salk. 26. Extension of the Truman Doctrine that provided economic aid to Europe after World War II A) Manhattan Project. B) Truman Doctrine. C) Warsaw Pact. D) The Marshall Plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Marshall Plan. 27. The cease fire agreement, ending the Korean war created a ..... , a region where military forces could not enter, between North and South Korea. A) Demilitarized zone. B) No man's land. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Demilitarized zone. 28. The Cold War was a conflict between ..... and ..... A) Soviet Union and Berlin. B) Japan and Britain. C) America and Germany. D) Soviet Union and America. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soviet Union and America. 29. Arrange the following events in chronological order of their occurrence:a. Unification of Germanyb. Soviet intervention in Hungaryc. Korean Ward. American intervention in the Dominican Republice. Signing of the Geneva Accords A) A; E; B; C; D. B) C; B; D; E; A. C) D; B; A; C; E. D) C; E; B; D; A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C; E; B; D; A. 30. To hold back the spread of communism, the United States adopted which policy? A) Containment!. B) Appeasement!. C) Estrangement!. D) Isolationism!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Containment!. 31. What countries competed in the Space and Arms Race? A) The United States and Cuba. B) Japan and Vietnam. C) The United States and the Soviet Union. D) North and South Korea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The United States and the Soviet Union. 32. Who announced a unilateral bombing halt of North Vietnam, and invited Hanoi to the peace talks? A) Elmo Zumwalt. B) Dean Rusk. C) Lyndon Johnson. D) John Kennedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lyndon Johnson. 33. Congressional committee questioned actors, directors, writers and others about their possible Communists sympathies. A) House of Un-American Activities Committee. B) Communist Finding Committee. C) Reds Be Gone Committee. D) House Investigative Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) House of Un-American Activities Committee. 34. The Chinese government was finally pressured to change after university students protested against Communism in China (24.6) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 35. The Inchon landing was fraught with danger because A) The tidal range made the grounded amphibious ships vulnerable to possible enemy capture. B) The Navy was unable to assist with naval gunfire support. C) Communist air forces were in a position to interdict the invasion force when it was still vulnerable on the beach. D) The North Koreans were almost certain to be there in great force. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The tidal range made the grounded amphibious ships vulnerable to possible enemy capture. 36. Which event led to the enactment of the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) in 1958? A) Marshall Plan. B) Berlin Airlift. C) Cuban Missile Crisis. D) Soviet launch of Sputnik I. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soviet launch of Sputnik I. 37. In the Middle East, Jews and Arabs both claimed ..... , an area the British had controlled. A) The region of Palestine. B) The Gaza Strip. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The region of Palestine. 38. What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan during the Cold War? A) To establish a nuclear arms treaty. B) To rebuild European economies after World War II. C) To create a space exploration program. D) To provide military aid to NATO countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To rebuild European economies after World War II. 39. Using your knowledge of the Cold War, which of the following best explains why the U.S. adopted the policy of containment? A) To prevent the expansion of Soviet influence and the spread of communism worldwide. B) To promote the spread of communism. C) To rebuild the Soviet economy. D) To end all military alliances. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To prevent the expansion of Soviet influence and the spread of communism worldwide. 40. When and where did the first NAM Summit take place? A) Belarus 1960. B) Belgrade 1960. C) Belarus 1961. D) Belgrade 1961. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Belgrade 1961. 41. Which two countries were primarily involved in the Nuclear Arms Race during the Cold War? A) United States and China. B) United States and Soviet Union. C) United Kingdom and France. D) Soviet Union and Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) United States and Soviet Union. 42. In April 1949, ..... signed a pact establishing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO. A) The United States, Canada, and 10 Western European nations. B) The United States, Canada, and the Soviet Union. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The United States, Canada, and 10 Western European nations. 43. Explain the significance of the Berlin Wall during the Cold War. A) It was a symbol of the division between East and West Germany. B) It was a defensive structure against NATO forces. C) It was a trade barrier between the Soviet Union and the United States. D) It was a monument to peace and unity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was a symbol of the division between East and West Germany. 44. Generally speaking the arms race began in what year? A) 1949. B) 1948. C) 1951. D) 1950. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1951. 45. What was Civil Rights leader Malcolm X's belief on achieving equal rights for African Americans? A) Malcolm X believed in 'sit-in' protests to achieve equal rights. B) Malcolm X believed in peaceful marches and boycotts to achieve equal rights. C) Malcolm X believed African Americans should rely on themselves to achieve equal rights. D) Malcolm X believed African Americans should rely on the Southern elite to achieve equal rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Malcolm X believed African Americans should rely on themselves to achieve equal rights. 46. What actions did President Johnson take as a result of taking the heat for the number of casualties, costs of fighting, and internal political dissatisfaction? (Input all that apply, then push the ENTER button.) A) He submitted his resignation. B) He invited China to peace talks. C) He halted bombing of the North. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He halted bombing of the North. 47. Which event marked the beginning of the Korean War? A) The invasion of South Korea by North Korean forces. B) The Cuban Missile Crisis. C) The bombing of Pearl Harbor. D) The signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The invasion of South Korea by North Korean forces. 48. How did Baby Boom change life in the United States? A) More people moved into larger cities. B) Fewer new homes were built. C) Population grew quickly. D) Child labor increased. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population grew quickly. 49. How did the United States respond to the Soviet Union's Berlin blockade? A) Airlifted supplies to the people of Berlin. B) Withdrew its troops from Germany. C) Sent troops into the Russian zone of Germany. D) Built a wall between East Berlin and West Berlin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Airlifted supplies to the people of Berlin. 50. During the Second Red Scare, what was created to investigate Communists and fascists in the United States? A) Hollywood Blacklist. B) Congress. C) FBI. D) House Un-American Activities Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) House Un-American Activities Committee. 51. The law that reduced the power of unions by allowing the President to stop strikes for 80 days is the ..... A) Espionage Act. B) Taft-Hartley Act. C) Brinkmanship. D) GI Bill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taft-Hartley Act. 52. What was the Cuban Missile Crisis that took place in 1962? A) John F. Kennedy negotiated to have the Soviets remove weapons they had stored in Cuba. B) Cuban missiles were destroyed by U.S. Naval ships. C) Cuba created missiles that were more powerful than any other nation. D) President George Bush talked with Soviets on working together to create missiles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John F. Kennedy negotiated to have the Soviets remove weapons they had stored in Cuba. 53. Why was Martin Luther King, Jr arrested and put in jail? A) He stole money from his church. B) He participated in illegal fundraising. C) The US president felt threatened by his actions. D) He instructed people to disobey unjust laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He instructed people to disobey unjust laws. 54. How were the Korean War and Vietnam War similar? A) Both were fought in Eastern Europe. B) Both were fought to stop the Soviet Union from taking over. C) Both were fought to stop the spread of communism. D) Both were fought between the east and the west. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both were fought to stop the spread of communism. 55. The Korean War (1950-1953) ended here ..... A) 38th Parallel. B) Where it began. C) In a stalemate. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 56. What was the outcome of the Berlin Airlift for the Western Allies? A) It was a diplomatic failure. B) It strengthened their resolve and unity against Soviet aggression. C) It led to the withdrawal of Western forces from Berlin. D) It resulted in the construction of the Berlin Wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It strengthened their resolve and unity against Soviet aggression. 57. Which of the following was NOT a result of the Vietnam War? A) Nearly 60, 000 American soldiers died. B) Large numbers of Vietnamese refugees fled to the United States. C) Differing opinions about the war divided the American people. D) A noncommunist government was installed in a reunited Vietnam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A noncommunist government was installed in a reunited Vietnam. 58. According to class lectures, President Ronald Reagan was a Republican A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 59. Congressmen created fears of a communist conspiracy to overthrow the American government by infiltrating the US State Department with spies A) HUAC. B) Senate Hearings. C) McCarthyism. D) Communist witch hunt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) McCarthyism. 60. Mao launched a new program he called the " ..... " intended to purge China's counterrevolutionaries.Bands of teenage "Red Guards" were told to read from the "Little Red Book" (Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung) and attack people they deemed "bourgeois." A) The Cultural Revolution. B) The Communist Revolution. C) The Great Leap Forward. D) The Chinese Purge. 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