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A #Stage 5 #History quiz on the #Cold War
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1
The US policy during the Cold War aimed to stop the spread of communism was called
Domino Theory
Containment
Nuclear bomb
Roll Back
2
In 1946 who warned about an Iron Curtain separating East and West?
Franklin Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Harry Truman
3
The Korean War began in 1950 when
South Korea invaded North Korea
China invaded Korea
North Korea invaded South Korea
China crossed the Yalu river
4
The Berlin Blockade began in what year?
1946
1948
1947
1949
5
The Berlin Wall came down in what year?
1985
1991
1961
1989
6
Which were the two leading countries after WWII?
USA and Great Britain
USA and Soviet Union
Germany and France
France and Soviet Union
7
Which of the following is NOT a nation with nuclear weapons today?
Pakistan
Russia
Japan
China
8
The US general who led American troops in WWII and Korea was
Harry Truman
Douglas Inchon
Douglas MacArthur
George Patten
9
At the end of WWII which countries controlled West Berlin?
USA & USSR
West germans and Soviet Union
British, French and USA
British, French and German
10
In the song 'Russians" what does Sting hope the Russians do?
Stop their children
Give up their bombs
Hide their children
Love their children
11
In 1951 the US government released a film about what to do in a nuclear attack. It was called
Duck and Cover
Run Away
Cover your eyes
Duck and Over
12
The US spent millions of dollars rebuilding Europe in what is called the
Marshall Plan
NATO
Truman Plan
Containment
13
The leader of the Soviet Union until his death in 1953 was
Joseph Stalin
Mikhael Gorbachev
Nikita Kruschev
Vladimir Lenin
14
Which of the following was NOT a feature of the Cold War?
Elections
Propaganda
Espionage
Arms Race
15
The United States and Soviet Union were called
Great Powers
Great States
Superstates
Superpowers
16
Which coutnries tested nuclear weapons in Australia?
Great Britain
North Korea
United States
There ahve been no nuclear tests in Australia
17
Which cities were hit with nuclear bombs in 1945?
Tokyo and Nagasaki
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hiroshima and Kyoto
Hirohito and Nagasaki
18
The Soviet leader at the time of its collapse was
Vladamir Putin
Mikhael Gorbachev
Nikita Kruschev
Joseph Stalin