This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. World War II provided an economic boom in America making our economy strong in which of the following ways? A) Healthy job market. B) Increased productivity. C) Increased demand for American products. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. The Vietnam War was another attempt by the U.S. and Allied troops to ..... A) Stop the spread of communism. B) Stop the spread of slavery. C) Spread capitalism and freedom to communist countries. D) Divide Vietnam into two separate countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stop the spread of communism. 3. Which of the following event took place on 23$^{rd}$ February 1945? A) Vietnam's soldiers raised the Vietnamese Flag in the US War zone during the battle of Two Jima. B) American soldiers raised the US Flag during the battle of Two jima. C) Soviet Union began its rivalry with the USA. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) American soldiers raised the US Flag during the battle of Two jima. 4. What is the main idea behind the policy of "containment" ? A) To expand communism. B) To prevent the spread of communism. C) To rebuild Japan. D) To create new alliances. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To prevent the spread of communism. 5. Evaluate the impact of the nuclear arms race on global security during the Cold War. A) It made the world safer by reducing weapons. B) It increased the risk of nuclear war and global insecurity. C) It had no effect on global security. D) It led to immediate peace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It increased the risk of nuclear war and global insecurity. 6. What is the goal of communism? A) To spread wealth evenly to everybody. B) To concentrate power in the hands of a dictator. C) To give the government limited control over the economy. D) To let free markets determine the price of goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To spread wealth evenly to everybody. 7. Boykin's wire-wound resistor was an innovation because it minimized the resistor's ..... and capacitance effects. A) Resistance. B) Inductance. C) Temperature. D) Size. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inductance. 8. In what year did Otis Frank Boykin and Dr. Fruth start their company, Boykin-Fruth Inc.? A) 1945. B) 1949. C) 1954. D) 1960. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1949. 9. The first NAM Summit was held at Belgrade in the year A) 1962. B) 1964. C) 1961. D) 1960. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1961. 10. Which US President is most responsible for the escalation of the war in Vietnam? A) Kennedy. B) Johnson. C) Nixon. D) Ford. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Johnson. 11. Who proposed an economic program to contain communism, which was enacted as the Marshall Plan? A) Dwight D. Eisenhower. B) John F. Kennedy. C) Harry S. Truman. D) George Marshall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) George Marshall. 12. Who originated the term "Iron Curtain?" A) Winston Churchill. B) Joseph Stalin. C) Harry S. Truman. D) George Marshall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Winston Churchill. 13. What country invaded the Falklands in 1982? A) Brazil. B) Nicaragua. C) Argentina. D) Chile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Argentina. 14. What is the full form of 'CENTO'? A) The Central Task Organisation. B) The Central Treaty Organisation. C) The Central Tally Organisation. D) The Central Team Organisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Central Treaty Organisation. 15. The fourth NATO country A) East Germany. B) Poland. C) France. D) Hungary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) France. 16. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis? A) Joseph Stalin. B) Nikita Khrushchev. C) Leonid Brezhnev. D) Mikhail Gorbachev. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nikita Khrushchev. 17. Choose the correct date:The year President Kennedy blockaded Cuba to prevent the installation of Soviet missiles. A) 1952. B) 1962. C) 1980. D) 1989. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1962. 18. Satellites A) Countries under influence of the USA. B) Countries under influence of the USSR. C) Countries under influence of Great Britain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Countries under influence of the USSR. 19. The announcement of the Truman Doctrine, the Berlin Airlift, and the formation of NATO were actions taken by the US to prevent the: A) Renewal of Nazi fascism in Germany, Italy and Spain. B) Expansionism of communism into Western Europe. C) Starvation of refugees from Eastern Europe. D) Start of the arms race between the US and the USSR. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expansionism of communism into Western Europe. 20. What was a social outcome of the Marshall Plan? A) Increase in unemployment. B) Reduction in poverty. C) Decline in education quality. D) Rise in social inequality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reduction in poverty. 21. North Vietnam captured South Vietnam in A) February 1973. B) March 1974. C) April 1975. D) January 1973. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) April 1975. 22. Discuss the strategic importance of the Berlin Airlift in the context of the Cold War. A) It demonstrated the Soviet Union's military superiority. B) It was a failure in terms of logistics and planning. C) It showcased the resolve of Western powers to support West Berlin. D) It led to the construction of the Berlin Wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It showcased the resolve of Western powers to support West Berlin. 23. Which war was fought in Southeast Asia and involved the United States trying to stop the spread of communism? A) Korean War. B) Vietnam War. C) World War II. D) Gulf War. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vietnam War. 24. Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War? A) To support North Korea's invasion of the South. B) To stop the spread of communism in Asia. C) To gain control of Korean resources. D) To form the United Nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To stop the spread of communism in Asia. 25. Assess the role of proxy wars in the Cold War, using the Vietnam War as an example. A) Proxy wars had no significant impact on the Cold War. B) Proxy wars were a means for superpowers to expand influence without direct conflict. C) Proxy wars were primarily economic in nature. D) Proxy wars led to the immediate end of the Cold War. 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