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Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 9 (60 MCQs)

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1. Formally criticize
2. Explain how the formation of N.A.T.O. and the Warsaw Pact increased tensions during the Cold War.
3. Following the death of Josef Stalin, who became the Soviet Union's dictator?
4. Which statement about serfdom in Russia is accurate?
5. The Korean Conflict was this type of war because it was conducted with less than a nation's total resources.
6. What was the name of the wall that divided East and West Berlin during the Cold War?
7. Identify a conflict or crisis that did not result in the containment of communism:
8. Which of the following was a direct result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik1?
9. Analyze how the formation of NATO influenced the creation of the Warsaw Pact.
10. What became a symbol of the Cold War?
11. World War II provided an economic boom in America making our economy strong in which of the following ways?
12. The Vietnam War was another attempt by the U.S. and Allied troops to .....
13. Which of the following event took place on 23$^{rd}$ February 1945?
14. What is the main idea behind the policy of "containment" ?
15. Evaluate the impact of the nuclear arms race on global security during the Cold War.
16. What is the goal of communism?
17. Boykin's wire-wound resistor was an innovation because it minimized the resistor's ..... and capacitance effects.
18. In what year did Otis Frank Boykin and Dr. Fruth start their company, Boykin-Fruth Inc.?
19. The first NAM Summit was held at Belgrade in the year
20. Which US President is most responsible for the escalation of the war in Vietnam?
21. Who proposed an economic program to contain communism, which was enacted as the Marshall Plan?
22. Who originated the term "Iron Curtain?"
23. What country invaded the Falklands in 1982?
24. What is the full form of 'CENTO'?
25. The fourth NATO country
26. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
27. Choose the correct date:The year President Kennedy blockaded Cuba to prevent the installation of Soviet missiles.
28. The announcement of the Truman Doctrine, the Berlin Airlift, and the formation of NATO were actions taken by the US to prevent the:
29. What was a social outcome of the Marshall Plan?
30. North Vietnam captured South Vietnam in
31. Discuss the strategic importance of the Berlin Airlift in the context of the Cold War.
32. Which war was fought in Southeast Asia and involved the United States trying to stop the spread of communism?
33. Assess the role of proxy wars in the Cold War, using the Vietnam War as an example.
34. Which event marked a major early milestone in the Space Race?
35. What was the "Iron Curtain" ?
36. Which powers were the centre of the cold war?
37. Assess the reasons for the eventual end of the Cold War.
38. "Soviet soldiers raised the USSR Flag on the Bundestag building in Germany in May 1945." State True or False
39. Gary Powers and his U2 plane were shot down in what year?
40. The event that took place in 1961 was
41. When soldiers returned home from World War II, what helped them get lower mortgage rates and paid for their continued education?
42. Who were the mujahedin?
43. Suppose you are a scientist in the United States during the Space Race. What argument would you use to convince the government to invest more in space exploration?
44. Gamal Abdel Nasser, founding member of NAM belonged to
45. According to the map, which alliance included Poland, East Germany, and Romania in the mid-1980s?
46. The first American to orbit Earth was .....
47. In what year did China become a communist country?
48. Which of the following best explains why the Cold War is described as "cold" ?
49. Assess the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis in the context of the Cold War.
50. The United States and the USSR came closest to nuclear war during
51. Which answer best fits with why Pol Pot is significant?
52. The founder of NAM, Sukarno was from Indonesia, Joseph Broz Tito from ..... and Kwame Nkrumah from .....
53. What was the outcome of the Tet Offensive for the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese?
54. Truman's plan for America became known as the .....
55. Which one of the countries was not the member of NATO?
56. What was the Iron Curtain a metaphor for during the Cold War?
57. Truman acted to desegregate the armed forces.
58. Gave the President expansive war powers
59. China had a nationalist gov't under Chiang Kai-Shek during WW2
60. The Soviet Union was able to subjugate much of Eastern Europe in 1946 because the
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