This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era – Quiz 44 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 44 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Margaret Thatcher was the first woman Prime Minister and the longest ruling leader of Britain in the 19th century (24.2) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the concept of "terrorism" as it relates to global security? A) A country signing a peace treaty. B) A group using violence to achieve political goals. C) A nation joining the United Nations. D) A government providing foreign aid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A group using violence to achieve political goals. 3. Which event at the end of World War II, led to the advent of nuclear weapons? A) The D-Day landings. B) The fall of Germany. C) The use of two atomic bombs against Japan. D) The first moon landing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The use of two atomic bombs against Japan. 4. Which event led to the Cuban Missile Crisis? A) Soviets were setting up nuclear missiles in Cuba. B) Cubans were setting up nuclear missiles in the Soviet Union. C) The US formed an alliance with Cuba against Soviet Union. D) The Soviet Union and the US agreed to stop building nuclear weapons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soviets were setting up nuclear missiles in Cuba. 5. This married couple was charged with selling national secrets to the soviet union, were convicted and executed A) Rosenbergs. B) Sacco and Vanzetti. C) Roosevelts. D) Jennings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rosenbergs. 6. US Senator from Wisconsin who threw accusations around about Communism A) Harry Truman. B) Nikita Khruschev. C) Alger Hiss. D) Joseph McCarthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joseph McCarthy. 7. What does the Truman Doctrine suggest about bargaining over territory? A) It is encouraged. B) It is essential for peace. C) It is out of the question. D) It should be done through the United Nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is out of the question. 8. Sputnik I was the world's first manmade satellite; it was created by the Soviet Union (24.2) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. During the 1950's most Americans were scared of A) Communists taking over America. B) Nuclear war with the Russians. C) Losing the space race to the Russians. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 10. Analyze how the use of blockades during the Cold War demonstrated the strategies of the superpowers. A) Blockades were used to avoid conflict and show power without direct fighting. B) Blockades were only used for trade. C) Blockades had no effect on the Cold War. D) Blockades were used to build walls. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blockades were used to avoid conflict and show power without direct fighting. 11. Military aid to Greece and Turkey following attempts at communist overthrows. A) Marshall Plan. B) Domino Theory. C) NATO. D) Truman Doctrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Truman Doctrine. 12. When was the Battle of Iwo Jima held? And where? A) 22 February, 1945 ; Japan. B) 23 February, 1945 ; Japan. C) 23 February, 1946 ; USA. D) 22 February, 1944 ; China. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 23 February, 1945 ; Japan. 13. The Iron Courtain can be used to describe the German domination of Eastern Europe (24.2) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Communist North invaded the South, Truman chose to aid the South to prevent the spread of communism; sometimes referred to as the "Forgotten War" A) Vietnam War. B) Korean War. C) Gulf War. D) Afghanistan War. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Korean War. 15. Which US president launched NASA in an attempt to help the US compete in the space race? A) Franklin Roosevelt. B) Harry Truman. C) Dwight Eisenhower. D) John F. Kennedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John F. Kennedy. 16. The Western Alliance was headed by A) United States. B) Brazil. C) Soviet Union. D) Balkan countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) United States. 17. A theory or system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a Totalitarian state dominated by a single and self-perpetuating political party. A) Democracy. B) Communism. C) Capitalism. D) Marxism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Communism. 18. Helped prevent the spread of communism to the Middle East A) Long Telegram/"The Sources of Soviet Conduct" article. B) Iron Curtain speech. C) Truman Doctrine. D) Marshall Plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Truman Doctrine. 19. Which country did the U.S. send military aid to during the Korean War? A) North Korea. B) South Korea. C) Germany. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) South Korea. 20. Which of the following was a key feature of capitalism during the Cold War? A) State ownership of all businesses. B) Private ownership and free markets. C) Centralized economic planning. D) Collective farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Private ownership and free markets. 21. How did Containment Work? A) By forming military alliances. B) Through economic policies. C) By promoting political propaganda. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 22. Holding back A) Censure. B) Containment. C) Espionage. D) Perjury. E) Subversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Containment. 23. What was a key consequence of the USSR not trading widely with outside countries? A) Economic isolation and shortages. B) Rapid technological exchange. C) Immediate political unity. D) Population growth surge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Economic isolation and shortages. 24. Who was the leader of communist China during the Cold War? A) Nikita Khrushchev. B) Mao Zedong. C) Ho Chi Minh. D) Joseph Stalin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mao Zedong. 25. Which U.S. President ordered the firing of General MacArthur during the Korean War? A) Eisenhower. B) Kennedy. C) Truman. D) Johnson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Truman. ← 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