This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A country in eastern allaince A) USA. B) Britain. C) Romania. D) Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Romania. 2. Why did India not join either of the two camps i.e. Western alliance or Eastern alliance during the Cold War era? A) India was afraid of both the camps. B) India was working for a third camp. C) India wanted to keep away from both the alliances. D) Both the US and the Soviet Union were against India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) India was working for a third camp. 3. Which alliance was formed by the United States and its allies in 1949? A) Warsaw Pact. B) NATO. C) SEATO. D) United Nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NATO. 4. Which country launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, into space? A) United States. B) Soviet Union. C) China. D) United Kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soviet Union. 5. What were the long-term effects of the invasion of Czechoslovakia? A) Increased economic prosperity in Czechoslovakia. B) Immediate democratic reforms in Eastern Europe. C) The long-term effects included suppression of political freedoms, solidification of Soviet control, and eventual rise of dissent leading to the fall of communism. D) Strengthening of NATO alliances. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The long-term effects included suppression of political freedoms, solidification of Soviet control, and eventual rise of dissent leading to the fall of communism. 6. Also known as the European Recovery Program A) Long Telegram/"The Sources of Soviet Conduct" article. B) Iron Curtain speech. C) Truman Doctrine. D) Marshall Plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marshall Plan. 7. The UNCTAD brought out a report in 1972 entitled ..... A) New Trade Policy for Disaster Management. B) New Trans Policy for Tranquil Living. C) New Peace Policy. D) New Trade Policy for Development. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) New Trade Policy for Development. 8. The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred when ..... A) Cuba attempted to invade the U.S. with the Soviet Union's help. B) The Soviet Union fired missiles at Cuba. C) The U.S. learned that the Soviet Union had built missile launching pads in Cuba (just 90 miles away from Florida!). D) The Soviet Union fired missiles at the U.S. from Cuba. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The U.S. learned that the Soviet Union had built missile launching pads in Cuba (just 90 miles away from Florida!). 9. Which organization was formed by Western nations as a military alliance during the Cold War? A) United Nations. B) NATO. C) Warsaw Pact. D) European Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NATO. 10. In 1968 the North Vietnam launched a large offensive battle against the Americans and caught them off guard. Americans realized that the war was not close to being over. A) My Lai Massacre. B) Tet Offensive. C) Cambodia. D) Vietnamization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tet Offensive. 11. Which of the following was not a member of SEATO? A) U.S.S.R. B) New Zealand. C) Pakistan. D) Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) U.S.S.R. 12. What did Supply-Side Economics focus on? A) Expanding social welfare programs. B) Promoting gender equality. C) Supporting the counterculture movement. D) Reducing tax rates to boost supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reducing tax rates to boost supply. 13. Which post World War II program provided the following for our veterans?-funds for education and training-home, farm and business loans-unemployment compensation A) Marshall Plan. B) G.I. Bill. C) Emancipation Proclamation. D) Truman Doctrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) G.I. Bill. 14. What act caused the United States to lead a United Nations military force into Korea? A) Communist forces from South Korea invaded North Korea. B) Communist forces from China invaded South Korea. C) Communist forces from China invaded North Korea. D) Communist forces from North Korea invaded South Korea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Communist forces from North Korea invaded South Korea. 15. Beginning of a competition for weapons superiority after both the US and Soviet launch nuclear weapons A) Arms Race. B) Nuclear Weapons. C) Hydrogen Bomb. D) Atomic Bomb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arms Race. 16. What war ended in a stalemate (meaning nobody won)? A) World War I. B) Korean War. C) Civil War. D) World War II. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Korean War. 17. The Ho Chi Minh Trail was A) A secret path which was used by the Viet Cong in Saigon. B) A supply line for the Vietcong which ran through neutral countries. C) The route that the Americans took when they left South Vietnam. D) A supply line used by South Vietnam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A supply line for the Vietcong which ran through neutral countries. 18. Which two superpowers were primarily involved in the Nuclear Arms Race? A) United Kingdom and Japan. B) United States and Soviet Union. C) China and India. D) France and Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) United States and Soviet Union. 19. What did Eisenhower implement in America's infrastructure to promote auto travel? A) River dams. B) Interstate highways. C) Paved roads. D) Complex bridges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interstate highways. 20. Using evidence, explain why the Domino Theory was a significant factor in U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia. A) The U.S. believed that if one country fell to communism, others would follow, so they intervened to prevent this. B) The U.S. wanted to promote communism in the region. C) The U.S. was uninterested in Southeast Asia. D) The U.S. sought to establish monarchies in the region. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The U.S. believed that if one country fell to communism, others would follow, so they intervened to prevent this. 21. The Soviet Union and its allies formed a defense alliance called ..... A) The United Nations. B) N.A.T.O. C) The Warsaw Pact. D) OPEC. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Warsaw Pact. 22. Why did Khrushchev choose Cuba as the location for storing nuclear weapons? A) Its close location to the United States made it ideal to threaten and potentially attack. B) Its mountainous region made it easy to hide nuclear missiles. C) It was easy for the Soviets to overtake Cuba and force them to house the weapons. D) Its location was close to the Soviet Union so they could get the weapons there easily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its close location to the United States made it ideal to threaten and potentially attack. 23. What was one of the outcomes of the Marshall Plan on European economies? A) Decrease in industrial production. B) Increase in poverty. C) Improvement in European economies. D) Decrease in cooperation with the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Improvement in European economies. 24. Fidel castro was the president of which country? A) Egypt. B) Cuba. C) America. D) Soviet Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cuba. 25. In which year U.S.A. dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki? A) 1946. B) 1944. C) 1947. D) 1945. 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