This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era – Quiz 48 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era Quiz 48 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Closed shop is an agreement under which a business owner hires only non-union members. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. The space race heats up in what year? A) 1957. B) 1958. C) 1959. D) 1960. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1957. 3. What was the primary economic system of the Soviet Union during the Cold War? A) Capitalism. B) Communism. C) Socialism. D) Feudalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Communism. 4. Johnson's plan for America was known as the ..... A) New Deal. B) Great Society. C) Civil Rights Movement. D) Second Red Scare. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Great Society. 5. Which pair of leaders were central to the Bolshevik Revolution that led to communism in Russia? A) Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin. B) Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin. C) Nicholas II and Leon Trotsky. D) Napoleon Bonaparte and Otto von Bismarck. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin. 6. The theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also become Communist A) Containment. B) Domino Theory. C) NATO. D) Warsaw Pact. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Domino Theory. 7. How did the Marshall Plan help prevent the spread of communism in Europe? A) By providing military support to communist countries. B) By offering economic aid to rebuild Western European countries. C) By creating the United Nations. D) By building the Berlin Wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By offering economic aid to rebuild Western European countries. 8. Why was India's policy of Non-alignment criticised? A) India's policy was unprincipled in the name of pursuing national interests. B) India signed a Treaty of Friendship with the USSR in 1971 for 20 years. C) India was against signing any friendship treaty with the US. D) India remained biased on many international issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India was against signing any friendship treaty with the US. 9. Most historians agree that the world came closest to nuclear war during which event? A) Berlin blockade. B) Communist takeover of China. C) Cuban Missile Crisis. D) Vietnam War. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cuban Missile Crisis. 10. Who espoused the causes of socialism and anti-imperialism? A) Josip Broz Tito. B) Sukarno. C) Gamal Abdel Nasser. D) Jawaharlal Nehru. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sukarno. 11. Which industries recovered in Europe as a result of the Marshall Plan? A) Textile, agriculture, and electronics. B) Chemical, engineering, and steel. C) Banking, tourism, and retail. D) Automotive, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemical, engineering, and steel. 12. Under which president did George Marshall serve as Secretary of State? A) Franklin D. Roosevelt. B) Harry S. Truman. C) Dwight D. Eisenhower. D) John F. Kennedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harry S. Truman. 13. Which two nations were allies of the United States during WWII and later became enemies of the U.S. during the Cold War? A) Britain and Italy. B) Korea and Japan. C) France and Germany. D) China and the Soviet Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) China and the Soviet Union. 14. Who was in charge of naval forces in Korea? A) Almond. B) Ridgeway. C) Clausewitz. D) Joy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joy. 15. What year did the Cold War officially begin? A) 1945. B) 1947. C) 1950. D) 1962. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1945. 16. When the "iron curtain" came down on Europe, that meant ..... A) Many Europeans countries were subject to environmental pollution. B) Many Europeans countries were blocked off from the opportunities of democracy. C) All European countries were subject to economical hardships. D) All Europeans were forced to fall under Soviet control. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Many Europeans countries were blocked off from the opportunities of democracy. 17. Year of Warsaw pact A) 1954. B) 1955. C) 1956. D) 1962. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1955. 18. Developments in Eastern Europe led to ..... A) A growing distrust between the Soviet Union and Western nations. B) A growing cooperation between the Soviet Union and Western nations. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A growing distrust between the Soviet Union and Western nations. 19. What was one of the political outcomes of the Marshall Plan? A) Communism became more popular. B) Communism never got popular. C) Decreased cooperation between Western Europe and the United States. D) Increased poverty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Communism never got popular. 20. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin agreed to divide Germany into four zones controlled by the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and A) Italy. B) Switzerland. C) Canada. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) France. 21. Evaluate the effectiveness of the policy of containment during the Cold War. Use evidence to support your answer. A) It completely failed to stop the spread of communism. B) It was partially successful in limiting the spread of communism but led to several conflicts. C) It resulted in the immediate end of the Cold War. D) It caused the United States to become communist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was partially successful in limiting the spread of communism but led to several conflicts. 22. The First Non-Aligned Summit was held at ..... A) Belgrade. B) New Delhi. C) Havana. D) Bandung. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Belgrade. 23. Which leader was associated with the Cuban Revolution and later became the head of Cuba? A) Nikita Khrushchev. B) Fidel Castro. C) Ho Chi Minh. D) Joseph Stalin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fidel Castro. 24. Who was Boykin survived by? A) His son. B) His wife. C) His brother. D) His daughter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His wife. 25. Which of these is NOT a reason Mao & the Communists won in China? A) They had the support of peasants. B) They had the support of women. C) They had support of urban factory workers. D) They perfected guerilla warfare. E) Jiang & the nationalists failed to end economic hardships. 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