This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 20 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Term which refers to the military, political, and ideological barrier established between the Soviet bloc and Western Europe form 1945-1990. A) Berlin Blockade. B) Iron Curtain. C) Bay of Pigs. D) Marshall Plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iron Curtain. 2. What year did the Soviet Union invade Czechoslovakia? A) 1968. B) 1979. C) 1965. D) 1972. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1968. 3. Why did protesters sit at lunch counters and not move until they closed? A) Because they needed to get food for other civil rights protestors. B) To protest the unfair food prices. C) To protest the segregationist policies of the federal government. D) To protest the fact that African-Americans weren't served there. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To protest the fact that African-Americans weren't served there. 4. How many member states and observer countries were part of NAM's 2019 Summit? A) 110 member states and 15 observer countries. B) 120 member states and 17 observer countries. C) 130 member states and 18 observer countries. D) 140 member states and 19 observer countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 120 member states and 17 observer countries. 5. Which country became divided into North and South after the Korean War? A) Vietnam. B) Germany. C) Korea. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Korea. 6. Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis a dangerous moment during the Cold War? A) Because it almost led to a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. B) Because it was a big party in Cuba. C) Because it was about building a wall. D) Because it was about sending people to space. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because it almost led to a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. 7. Who was the Soviet Premier during the Cuban missile quarantine in 1962? A) Gorbachev. B) Gorshkov. C) Stalin. D) Khrushchev. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Khrushchev. 8. The Nuremberg War Trials established the international precedent that: A) The US should avoid commitments with foreign nations. B) Military leaders cannot be held responsible for wartime actions. C) Individuals may be tried for war crimes against humanity. D) Soldiers must obey an order even if it conflicts with basic humanitarian values. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Individuals may be tried for war crimes against humanity. 9. Which event is known as a "proxy war" during the Cold War? A) World War I. B) Korean War. C) Vietnam War. D) Both B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both B and C. 10. In 1950, a report, known as ..... , said that the United States must actively "foster the seeds of destruction within the Soviet Union" and fight communist movements wherever they arose. A) MacArthur Plan. B) NSC-68. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NSC-68. 11. Which of the following was a response by the Soviet Union to the formation of NATO? A) The creation of the United Nations. B) The establishment of the Warsaw Pact. C) The initiation of the Berlin Airlift. D) The signing of the Marshall Plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The establishment of the Warsaw Pact. 12. How many Western European countries were helped by the Marshall Plan? A) 10. B) 16. C) 20. D) 25. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 16. 13. Analyze how the concept of "superpower" shaped international relations during the Cold War. A) It led to cooperation and peace between the U.S. and USSR. B) It resulted in intense rivalry and competition for global influence. C) It eliminated the need for military alliances. D) It promoted the spread of democracy worldwide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It resulted in intense rivalry and competition for global influence. 14. The Soviet Union's goal during the Cold War was different from the United States because ..... A) The Soviet Union wanted to spread communism. B) The Soviet Union wanted to encourage a dictatorship. C) The Soviet Union wanted to contain the spread of communism. D) The Soviet Union wanted to discontinue their democratic government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Soviet Union wanted to spread communism. 15. Formally criticize A) Censure. B) Containment. C) Espionage. D) Perjury. E) Subversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Censure. 16. Explain how the formation of N.A.T.O. and the Warsaw Pact increased tensions during the Cold War. A) By promoting global disarmament. B) By creating opposing military alliances that threatened each other. C) By encouraging economic cooperation. D) By ending the arms race. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By creating opposing military alliances that threatened each other. 17. What was the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis? A) The U.S. launched the first manned spacecraft to orbit the Earth. B) Soviet missiles were successfully installed in Cuba. C) The U.S. and Soviets signed a nuclear test-ban treaty. D) The U.S. imposed a naval blockade in the Soviet Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The U.S. and Soviets signed a nuclear test-ban treaty. 18. Following the death of Josef Stalin, who became the Soviet Union's dictator? A) Douglas MacArthur. B) Harry Truman. C) Yuri Gagarin. D) Nikita Khrushchev. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nikita Khrushchev. 19. Which statement about serfdom in Russia is accurate? A) Serfs were wealthy landowners and nobles. B) Serfs were tied to land and could be sold. C) Serfdom ended only after World War II. D) Serfdom began in the 1900s in factories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Serfs were tied to land and could be sold. 20. The Korean Conflict was this type of war because it was conducted with less than a nation's total resources. A) Total War. B) Nuclear War. C) Guerilla War. D) Limited War. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Limited War. 21. What was the name of the wall that divided East and West Berlin during the Cold War? A) The Great Wall. B) The Berlin Wall. C) The Iron Curtain. D) The Wall of China. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Berlin Wall. 22. Identify a conflict or crisis that did not result in the containment of communism: A) The Berlin Airlift. B) The Korean War. C) The Cuban Missile Crisis. D) The Vietnam War. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Vietnam War. 23. Which of the following was a direct result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik1? A) The US began a period of technology sharing with the USSR. B) The US Gov't founded a Fed. Agency dedicated to space exploration. C) The USSR was unable to collect images of the US from space. D) The USSR collapsed because of economic competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The US Gov't founded a Fed. Agency dedicated to space exploration. 24. Analyze how the formation of NATO influenced the creation of the Warsaw Pact. A) The Warsaw Pact was created to counterbalance NATO's military power in Europe. B) The Warsaw Pact was formed to promote economic development. C) NATO and the Warsaw Pact were unrelated. D) The Warsaw Pact was created before NATO. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Warsaw Pact was created to counterbalance NATO's military power in Europe. 25. What became a symbol of the Cold War? A) Berlin Wall. B) Vietnam Veterans' Memorial. C) Ice cubes. D) Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles. 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