This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 24 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The collapse of the USSR happen in what year A) 1990. B) 1989. C) 1993. D) 1991. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1991. 2. The rivalry between USA & USSR during the post-second world war period is known as ..... A) Apartheid. B) Cold War. C) Policy of Non-Alignment. D) Hot war. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cold War. 3. Evaluate the impact of the Iron Curtain on the political and economic development of Eastern Europe. A) It promoted free trade and democracy. B) It led to political repression and limited economic growth. C) It encouraged open borders and cultural exchange. D) It resulted in the unification of Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It led to political repression and limited economic growth. 4. A 13-day confrontation in 1956 between the governments of the United States and the Soviet UnionThe United States put missiles in Italy and Turkey and the Soviet Union responded by putting nuclear missiles in CubaResolved when the Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the Soviet missiles from Cuba in return for the US's promise to not invade Cuba again. A) Cuban Missile Crisis. B) Suez Crisis. C) Berlin Airlift. D) Truman Doctrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cuban Missile Crisis. 5. Which of the following best describes a "satellite state" during the Cold War? A) An independent country with no foreign influence. B) A country controlled politically and economically by the Soviet Union. C) A member of NATO. D) A state in the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A country controlled politically and economically by the Soviet Union. 6. How did the 'Iron Curtain' impact the movement of people in Europe during the Cold War? A) It had no impact on the movement of people. B) It encouraged migration from Eastern to Western Europe. C) It restricted movement and led to the separation of families. D) It facilitated free movement between Eastern and Western Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It restricted movement and led to the separation of families. 7. What was the main purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formed in 1949? A) To promote free trade in Europe. B) To provide collective security against the Soviet Union. C) To rebuild European economies. D) To spread communism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide collective security against the Soviet Union. 8. The civil rights movement sought to integrate American society. What does that mean? A) It wanted to overthrow the American government. B) It wanted to build new houses and schools for African-Americans. C) It wanted to repeal the laws that forced African-Americans to remain separate from whites. D) It wanted to make sure that African-Americans received more privileges than whites. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It wanted to repeal the laws that forced African-Americans to remain separate from whites. 9. Reduction of tensions between the US and the Soviet Union in the 1970s. A) Detente. B) Mutually Assured Destruction. C) The Treaty of Versailles (1974). D) The Iron Curtain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Detente. 10. Why was General MacArthur fired by President Truman during the Korean War? A) He refused to fight in Korea. B) He publicly disagreed with Truman's policies and wanted to expand the war into China. C) He was a communist sympathizer. D) He surrendered to North Korea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He publicly disagreed with Truman's policies and wanted to expand the war into China. 11. Who performed "Great Balls of Fire" ? A) Bill Haley. B) Elvis. C) Jerry Lee Lewis. D) The Beatles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jerry Lee Lewis. 12. What caused Richard Nixon to resign from the presidency? A) Watergate Scandal. B) Vietnam defeating American troops. C) Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. D) Nikita Khrushchev. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watergate Scandal. 13. Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution who brought communism to Russia? A) Stalin. B) Lenin. C) Mikhail Gorbachev. D) Karl Marx. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lenin. 14. Which event involved the United States and its allies flying supplies into West Berlin? A) Berlin Airlift. B) Cuban Missile Crisis. C) Korean War. D) D-Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Berlin Airlift. 15. Chiang Kai-shek retreated with his forces to ..... off the southeastern coast of China. A) The island of Taiwan. B) The Phillipines. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The island of Taiwan. 16. Which organization was created in 1949 as a military alliance among Western countries? A) United Nations. B) Warsaw Pact. C) N.A.T.O. D) League of Nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) N.A.T.O. 17. Which political system had limited personal freedoms, no private property, and government control of industries? A) Capitalism. B) Theocracy. C) Communism. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communism. 18. During which period did Great Britain no longer afford to support the Greeks and Turks? A) Winter 1945-46. B) Winter 1946-47. C) Winter 1947-48. D) Winter 1948-49. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Winter 1946-47. 19. During the Cold War, the fear of Communism infiltrating the US and McCarthyism both contributed to the ..... A) Red Fever. B) Domino Theory. C) Red Scare. D) Red Army. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red Scare. 20. Who led the Chinese Communists against the Chinese Nationalists? A) Chiang Kai-Shek. B) Mao Zedong. C) Fidel Castro. D) Ngo Diem Dinh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mao Zedong. 21. There was a postwar economic boom in America, but it was followed by a downturn when America had become too dependent on foreign oil. Issues in the Middle East caused gas prices to rise, which caused a stagnant economy, and inflation, known as "the malaise era." When did this downturn occur? A) 1950s. B) 1960s. C) 1970s. D) 1980s. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1970s. 22. The Soviets launching Sputnik A) Forced the US to launch a missile to shoot it down. B) Allowed the Soviets to advance communist ideas to Eastern Europe. C) Caused the US to build the Iron Curtain. D) Proved that the US was no longer the sole leader in advancing technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proved that the US was no longer the sole leader in advancing technology. 23. Which military alliance was formed by the United States and its allies during the Cold War? A) NATO. B) The League of Nations. C) The Warsaw Pact. D) The United Nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NATO. 24. Returning from WWII, soldiers in mass got married and started families. This refers to the ..... of the 1950's. A) Levittown. B) Baby Boom. C) National Defense Education Act. D) G.I. Bill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Baby Boom. 25. Douglas MacArthur A) American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. B) Famous British Prime Minister during World War II. C) Notable scientist known for his work in genetics. D) Renowned artist of the 20th century. 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