This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 22 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which event marked a major early milestone in the Space Race? A) USSR launched Sputnik in 1957. B) US landed a rover in 1950. C) NASA created in 1945. D) USSR built space station in 1939. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) USSR launched Sputnik in 1957. 2. What was the "Iron Curtain" ? A) A physical barrier separating East and West Berlin. B) A term used to describe the division between communist and non-communist countries. C) A military strategy employed by the Soviet Union. D) A series of fortifications along the USSR's western border. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A term used to describe the division between communist and non-communist countries. 3. Which powers were the centre of the cold war? A) US and USSR. B) US and Britain. C) China and India. D) Germany and US. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) US and USSR. 4. Assess the reasons for the eventual end of the Cold War. A) The Soviet Union's economic collapse and political reforms. B) The United States' withdrawal from international affairs. C) The unification of Germany under Soviet control. D) The establishment of a new global communist order. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Soviet Union's economic collapse and political reforms. 5. "Soviet soldiers raised the USSR Flag on the Bundestag building in Germany in May 1945." State True or False A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 6. Gary Powers and his U2 plane were shot down in what year? A) 1958. B) 1959. C) 1960. D) 1961. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1960. 7. The event that took place in 1961 was A) The construction of the Berlin wall. B) Soviet intervention in Afghanistan. C) Vietnamese Intervention in Cambodia. D) The unification of Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The construction of the Berlin wall. 8. When soldiers returned home from World War II, what helped them get lower mortgage rates and paid for their continued education? A) The Consitution. B) Veteran's Fund. C) G.I. Bill of Rights. D) Military Service Reimbursement Bill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) G.I. Bill of Rights. 9. Who were the mujahedin? A) Muslim guerilla fighters who received US aid to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan. B) Muslim guerilla fighters who received Soviet aid to fight the US in Afghanistan. C) Leaders of the Taliban government in Afghanistan who rose up against the Ayatollah in the Iran Hostage Crisis. D) Leaders of the Khmer Rouge during the "Killing Fields" genocide in Cambodia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muslim guerilla fighters who received US aid to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan. 10. Suppose you are a scientist in the United States during the Space Race. What argument would you use to convince the government to invest more in space exploration? A) Space exploration is too expensive and unnecessary. B) Advancements in space technology can improve national security and inspire scientific progress. C) The Soviet Union has already won the race. D) Space exploration is only for entertainment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advancements in space technology can improve national security and inspire scientific progress. 11. Gamal Abdel Nasser, founding member of NAM belonged to A) Egypt. B) Yugoslavia. C) Ghana. D) Indonesia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Egypt. 12. According to the map, which alliance included Poland, East Germany, and Romania in the mid-1980s? A) NATO alliance of Western nations. B) Warsaw Pact led by the USSR. C) European Union of democracies. D) Non-Aligned Movement in Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warsaw Pact led by the USSR. 13. The first American to orbit Earth was ..... A) Henry Kissinger. B) Neil Armstrong. C) Nikita Khrushchev. D) John Glenn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John Glenn. 14. In what year did China become a communist country? A) 1948. B) 1949. C) 1950. D) 1951. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1949. 15. Which of the following best explains why the Cold War is described as "cold" ? A) There were no conflicts at all. B) The two sides never directly fought each other in a full-scale war. C) It took place in cold climates. D) It was a short conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The two sides never directly fought each other in a full-scale war. 16. Assess the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis in the context of the Cold War. A) It showed the dangers of nuclear war and led to better communication between the US and Soviet Union. B) It ended the Cold War. C) It caused the Berlin Wall to fall. D) It started World War III. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It showed the dangers of nuclear war and led to better communication between the US and Soviet Union. 17. The United States and the USSR came closest to nuclear war during A) The Korean War. B) Suez crisis. C) Cuban missile crisis. D) Berlin crisis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cuban missile crisis. 18. Which answer best fits with why Pol Pot is significant? A) The Killing Fields; the Khmer Rouge; Cambodia. B) The Viet Cong;The Tet Offensive; The Vietnam War. C) The Great Society;Chinese Communism;The Great Leap Forward. D) The Vietnam War; Saigon;The Gulf of Tonkin Incident. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Killing Fields; the Khmer Rouge; Cambodia. 19. The founder of NAM, Sukarno was from Indonesia, Joseph Broz Tito from ..... and Kwame Nkrumah from ..... A) Afghanistan and Yugoslavia. B) Indonesia and China. C) Yugoslavia and Ghana. D) Indonesia and Ghana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indonesia and Ghana. 20. What was the outcome of the Tet Offensive for the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese? A) A significant military victory. B) A strategic withdrawal. C) A political victory, despite heavy losses. D) Complete defeat and surrender. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A political victory, despite heavy losses. 21. Truman's plan for America became known as the ..... A) Fair Deal. B) Great Society. C) Human Rights Movement. D) Life, Liberty, and Happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fair Deal. 22. Which one of the countries was not the member of NATO? A) Britain. B) Hungary. C) Belgium. D) Netherlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hungary. 23. What was the Iron Curtain a metaphor for during the Cold War? A) The division between North and South Korea. B) The division between the United States and Canada. C) The division between Eastern and Western Europe. D) The division between China and Taiwan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The division between Eastern and Western Europe. 24. Truman acted to desegregate the armed forces. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Gave the President expansive war powers A) Operation Rolling Thunder. B) Domino Theory. C) Tet Offensive. D) Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. ← 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