Cold War Intro Quiz

Question 1

Which of the following was NOT a NATO country?

Accepted Answer

Bulgaria

Question 2

Which of the following IS a trait of capitalist ideology?

Accepted Answer

Low government intervention in economy.

Question 3

Which of the following helped the USSR change Eastern European countries into Communist states?

Accepted Answer

The Red Army's presence in Europe in general.

Question 4

Which of the following was NOT a personal trait of Josef Stalin?

Accepted Answer

Indecisive.

Question 5

'Russian intervention' ended in Eastern Europe...

Accepted Answer

False.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT normally considered a Baltic state?

Accepted Answer

Sweden

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a trait of communist ideology?

Accepted Answer

Free enterprise.

Question 8

The Cold War was...

Accepted Answer

A rivalry between two global superpowers.

Question 9

Who was the predecessor of Harry S Truman?

Accepted Answer

Franklin D Roosevelt

Question 10

What year was the Potsdam Conference?

Accepted Answer

1945

Question 11

The Truman Doctrine said what?

Accepted Answer

The USA should stop the global spread of communism.

Question 12

Which of the following WAS NOT an underlying cause of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

Global revolution

Question 13

The Marshall Plan meant what?

Accepted Answer

The USA should help rebuild the European economy.

Question 14

What normally happens FIRST after the occupation of a country ends?

Accepted Answer

Provisional (temporary) coalition governments are set up.

Question 15

Which of the following countries was a Soviet satellite state?

Accepted Answer

Poland.

Question 16

What year did Stalin die?

Accepted Answer

1953

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a way the USSR influenced Eastern Europe?

Accepted Answer

Use of atomic weapons.

Question 18

The Cold War began when...

Accepted Answer

World War II ended.

Question 19

Which nation was negatively affected through history due to proximity to Germany and Russia?

Accepted Answer

Poland.

Question 20

Which country became a key focus of the Cold War in the late 1940s?

Accepted Answer

Germany.

Questions 20