This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 13 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who took command of the Eighth Army after the death of General Walton Walker? A) Edward Almond. B) Edward Ewen. C) Matthew Ridgeway. D) James Doyle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Matthew Ridgeway. 2. In reality, the world was saved from a global war due to which of the following reasons? A) Logic of Principled Distance. B) Logic of Deterrence. C) Logic of Reasoning. D) Logic of Rationality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logic of Deterrence. 3. Which two countries were the main rivals during the Cold War? A) United States and Japan. B) United States and Soviet Union. C) United States and China. D) United States and Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) United States and Soviet Union. 4. Which statement best describes Stalin's rise to power? A) He led a peaceful protest that changed laws. B) He inherited the throne from the last czar. C) He was elected president in a national election. D) He moved up the Communist Party and replaced Lenin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He moved up the Communist Party and replaced Lenin. 5. Identify one major outcome of the end of the Cold War. A) The unification of Germany. B) The start of World War II. C) The division of Korea. D) The formation of the League of Nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The unification of Germany. 6. What action led the Senate to censure Senator Joseph McCarthy? A) McCarthy condemned Alger Hiss for passing secrets to the Soviet Union. B) McCarthy opposed the Communist Party. C) McCarthy accused Julius and Ethel Rosenberg of spying for the Soviet Union. D) McCarthy insisted that there were Communists in the United States Army. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) McCarthy insisted that there were Communists in the United States Army. 7. The end of the ..... is usually seen as the beginning of the contemporary era in world politics. A) Cold War. B) Cuban Missile Crisis. C) Hot War/Shooting War. D) France Vs. USSR'S Delivery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cold War. 8. What action did Lenin take after launching the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution? A) Seized power and formed the Red Army. B) Returned land to private landlords. C) Opened free markets across Russia. D) Joined the Allied armies in France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seized power and formed the Red Army. 9. Because of a Soviet blockade of West Germany to West Berlin ..... A) The US bombed the Soviets until they retreated. B) The Soviets flew supplies into East Germany. C) The US flew supplies into East Germany. D) The US flew supplies into West Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The US flew supplies into West Germany. 10. Why did the United States get involved in the Korean War? A) To support the spread of communism. B) To prevent North Korea from conquering South Korea. C) To gain control of Korean resources. D) To support the Soviet Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To prevent North Korea from conquering South Korea. 11. India's perspective for signing 'Treaty of Peace and friendship' with USSR was that it needed military & diplomatic support during Bangladesh crisis. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 12. Which event marked the symbolic end of the Cold War? A) The fall of the Berlin Wall. B) The start of the Korean War. C) The launch of Sputnik. D) The Cuban Missile Crisis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The fall of the Berlin Wall. 13. Policy to reduce tensions between superpowers A) Draft. B) Detente. C) Perjury. D) Alliance for Progress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Detente. 14. By what percentage did some countries improve as a result of the Marshall Plan? A) 10%. B) 25%. C) 40%. D) 50%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 25%. 15. How did the economy change under attempts at reform? A) Eliminated all private ownership. B) Adopted strict barter-only trade. C) Returned fully to feudal farming. D) Shifted partly toward capitalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shifted partly toward capitalism. 16. What event led to the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States? A) First U.S. manned space flight. B) Creation of the Berlin Wall. C) Cuban Missile Crisis. D) Soviet launch of Sputnik I. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soviet launch of Sputnik I. 17. In June of 1950, North Korean forces crossed the ..... and invaded the South. A) 38th parallel. B) 36th parallel. C) 34th parallel. D) 31st parallel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 38th parallel. 18. After the second World War, the world was divided into the blocks of A) U.S.A and U.K. B) USSR and China. C) Japan and Korea. D) U.S.A and USSR. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) U.S.A and USSR. 19. Arrange the following intervention led by various countries-1. Soviet Intervention in Afghanistan. 2. American Intervention in Vietnam. 3. Vietnamese Intervention in Cambodia. 4. Soviet Intervention in Hungary A) 2, 4, 3 and 1. B) 1, 2, 3 and 4. C) 4, 2, 1 and 3. D) 1, 4, 2 and 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2, 4, 3 and 1. 20. True or False. The Cold War started in 1948. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Where did the emergence of division of two power blocs happen first? A) USSR. B) USA. C) Japan. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Europe. 22. Took power in 1953 after Stalin died, and denounced Stalin's abuse of power, shut down the prison camps, but still held tight government control. A) Nikita Khrushchev. B) Leonid Brezhnev. C) Vladmir Lenin. D) Mikel Gorbachev. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nikita Khrushchev. 23. What effect did Stalin's actions have on the Communist Bloc? A) It integrated the Communist Bloc with Western Europe. B) It isolated the Communist Bloc even more. C) It had no significant effect on the Communist Bloc. D) It weakened the control over the Communist Bloc. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It isolated the Communist Bloc even more. 24. The widespread fear of Communism that swept through the United States during the 1950s is the ..... A) Hollywood Blacklist. B) Second Red Scare. C) Space Race. D) Domino Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second Red Scare. 25. Due to the baby boom after WWII, what was needed? A) More stores. B) More factories. C) More houses. D) More parks. 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