Cold War Quiz

Border between China and North Korea

Imaginary line dividing democratic Western Europe from Communist Eastern Europe.

Border between North Korea and South Korea

Leader of Communist North Korea

Which of the following was a military alliance between the Soviet Union and seven Eastern European countries?

The Cold War turned into armed conflict in

At the Yalta Conference, what did the Allies decide to do with Germany after World War II?

The Nationalist Gov. in China forced the Communist Gov. in China to leave the country and set up their gov. in Taiwan

A former State Department official accused of spying for the Soviets.

The U.S. – Soviet competition for supremacy of the earth’s orbit was known as the _______________________________.

The (HUAC) worked to recruit Americans into the communist party.

The Soviet objective after WWII was to spread capitalism globally.

"It must be the policy of U.S. to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities..."

Which of the following is an unfair tactic of accusing people of disloyalty without providing evidence?

"I believe it must be the policy of the U.S. to support free peoples who are resisting subjugation by armed minorities."

Conflict between U.S. and Soviet Union in which neither side directly confronted the other on battlefield was known as

Which of the following best describes NATO?

Which of the following took over as leader of the USSR after Stalin’s death?

Which of the following was the leader of South Korea during the Korean War?

Commander of U.N. forces during the Korean War.

The ___________________________ stated that the U.S. would defend the Middle East against the spread of communism.

Which of the following was the first artificial satellite in space?

The policy of going to the edge of all-out war is known as ________________________.

Plan which proposed that the U.S. provide aid to all European Nations that needed it in order to rebuild after WWII.

How did the Cold War begin?

How did Senator Joseph McCarthy become known as the nation’s top Communist fighter?

Policy of preventing any extension of communist rule.

The U.S. and USSR reduced their military strength during the Cold War.

June 25, 1950, North Korean Forces invaded South Korea.

What advantage did the United States have after World War II that Great Britain did not?

Which of the following is a peacekeeping body that was established toward the end of WWII?

Rep. Senator from Wisconsin launched a "Witch Hunt" in which he charged that Communists were taking over gov. positions

Which of the following won the Presidential Election of 1952?

Based on the map above, which of the following countries were Communist in1948?

Which of the following best describes brinkmanship?

Which of the following best describes the Berlin Airlift?