This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Marshall Plan and the Berlin Airlift were actions taken by the United States concerning A) International economic equality. B) The containment of communism. C) World-wide environmental pollution. D) Nuclear disarmament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The containment of communism. 2. Which of the following was a major turning point in American public opinion against the Vietnam War? A) The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. B) The My Lai Massacre. C) The Paris Peace Accords. D) Operation Rolling Thunder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The My Lai Massacre. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. One similarity between the Korean War and the Vietnam War is that both wars were A) Resolved through the diplomatic efforts of the United Nations. B) Fought in an effort to contain communism. C) Fought without foreign influence or assistance. D) Caused by religious conflicts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fought in an effort to contain communism. 6. What started the Space Race between the US and USSR? A) A competition to colonize Mars. B) A rivalry to develop space technology. C) A joint mission to build satellites. D) A contest to map ocean currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A rivalry to develop space technology. 7. Of the following, the National Security Council consists of the President, Vice-President, Secretary of State, and A) Secretary of Defense. B) Attorney General. C) White House Chief of Staff. D) UN Ambassador. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secretary of Defense. 8. What war came to an end as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union? A) The Soviet-Afghan War. B) The Cold War. C) World War 2. D) The Vietnam War. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Cold War. 9. Nixon appealed to what group of Americans? A) Laborers. B) Veterans. C) Hawks. D) Silent Majority. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Silent Majority. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. * 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) Labor conflicts in United States cities. C) An expansion of communism into Cuba. D) A communist threat inside the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A communist threat inside the United States. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. Evaluate the effectiveness of the policy of containment in Europe during the early years of the Cold War. A) It failed completely, as communism spread throughout Western Europe. B) It was largely effective, as Western Europe remained mostly free from communist control. C) It led to the collapse of NATO. D) It caused the Soviet Union to become capitalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was largely effective, as Western Europe remained mostly free from communist control. 17. 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. 18. Discovered the polio vaccine A) Albert Einstein. B) C. Everett Koop. C) Jack Kevorkian. D) Jonas Salk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jonas Salk. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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) C; B; D; E; A. B) A; E; B; C; D. C) D; B; A; C; E. D) C; E; B; D; A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C; E; B; D; A. 23. To hold back the spread of communism, the United States adopted which policy? A) Estrangement!. B) Isolationism!. C) Appeasement!. D) Containment!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Containment!. 24. 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. 25. Who announced a unilateral bombing halt of North Vietnam, and invited Hanoi to the peace talks? A) Lyndon Johnson. B) John Kennedy. C) Dean Rusk. D) Elmo Zumwalt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lyndon Johnson. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 1Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 2Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 3Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 4Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 5Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 6Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 7Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 8Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 9Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books