Cold War Quiz

What threat did President Eisenhower famously warn Americans of in his 1961 Farewell Address?

The major declared war that the United States took part in from 1941-1945 is known as the

Which political party was in power in the US through the 1920s, & was associated with business?

The President who led from 1953-1961 & was the first Republican elected since the New Deal was

Which political party came to power in the 1930s in response to the Great Depression?

The Cold War refers to the ideological and diplomatic standoff between which two countries?

The U.S.S.R. is also known as

Which of the following was the most notorious anti-communist figure in Cold War US history?

As the 1st Republican post-FDR president, President Dwight Eisenhower, who led in the 1950s,

All of the following were officially declared wars by Congress in US history except

The President of the United States during most of the Second World War was

The President who ordered the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki in August 1945 was

Which President, elected first in 1932, promised a "New Deal" for the American people?

The leader of the Soviet Union during the Second World War was

The major undeclared war in which the United States took part from 1950-1953 is known as the

Who was the first President during the Cold War?

Where did Truman intervene militarily in order to back a pro-US, undemocratic regime in 1947?

In the 1950s and 1960s, the Republican opposition to New Deal or New Deal-style policies

The Cold War began in which year?

The U.S.S.R. stands for what?