Cold War Quiz

Question 1

The Korean War is also known as:

Accepted Answer

The forgotten war

Question 2

intellectual,economic,political & military competition between US & Soviet Union from 1945-1991

Accepted Answer

Cold War

Question 3

Eisenhower believed in pushing the enemy to the edge of war

Accepted Answer

Brinkmanship

Question 4

Who was winning the Space Race competition at first?

Accepted Answer

Soviet Union

Question 5

What organization was used to overthrow leaders suspected of turning to communism?

Accepted Answer

CIA

Question 6

What parallel was Korea divided at the conclusion of the war?

Accepted Answer

38

Question 7

What country launched Sputnik to begin the Space Race?

Accepted Answer

Soviet Union

Question 8

How did the Korean War start?

Accepted Answer

North invaded South

Question 9

What country helped the side the US was fighting against in the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 10

Who won the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

It was a draw.

Question 11

Who was President when China fell to Communism?

Accepted Answer

Truman

Question 12

Americans executed for spying

Accepted Answer

Rosenbergs

Question 13

Truman’s policy that tried to keep communism from spreading

Accepted Answer

Containment

Question 14

What President was concerned about communism spreading to the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

Eisenhower

Question 15

Goods were dropped by plane to keep the American zone a democracy

Accepted Answer

Berlin Airlift

Question 16

What side did the US help in the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

South

Question 17

Group of people in congress who tried to figure out who was and who was not a communist.

Accepted Answer

HUAC

Question 18

$400 million was given to Greece & Turkey to keep them democracies

Accepted Answer

Truman Doctrine

Question 19

$13 billion was given to Western European countries to keep them free from communism

Accepted Answer

Marshall Plan

Questions 19