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The Cold War
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A comprehensive quiz on the era that was the most dangerous in human history.
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1
What Acronym is used for a land based nuclear missile that has the longest range?
SLBM
ICBM
LRBM
ABM
2
This American President pursued "Detente" and was first to visit Communist China and the USSR?
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
3
The Cold War was essentially a conflict between what two nations?
The Soviet Union and NATO
Russia and Germany
The East and the West
The USSR and the United States of America
4
The Soviet invasion of this country in 1979 caused a chill in relations with the United States.
Ukraine
Peoples Republic of China
Pakistan
Afghanistan
5
Who is this former WWII general who devised a strategy to save Western Europe from Communism?
George C. Marshall
Douglas MacArthus
George S. Patton
Dwight Eisenhower
6
What is the difference between an A-Bomb and an H-Bomb?
Fission versus Fusion
The A-Bomb is more powerful
Only one uses radioactive materials
Six letters in the Alphabet
7
Which "proxy war" saw American and Soviet aircraft dueling in the skies from 1950-1952?
The Vietnam War
The Gulf War
The Korean War
World War III
8
Who is this man, leader of the Soviet Union at the beginning of the Cold War?
Vladimir Lenin
Leonid Brezhnev
Josef Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
9
These "Talks" resulted in the first limitations on offensive nuclear weapons.
SALT I & SALT II
ABM & SDI Treaties
SEATO & NATO
Comintern & Warsaw Pact
10
Which Alliance sought to oppose Communism in Europe?
NATO
Warsaw Pact
OPEC
SEATO
11
The first real clash of the Cold War took place in what city?
Budapest
Paris
Prague
Berlin
12
When did the world almost end with the Cuban Missile Crisis?
April, 1962
October, 1962
June, 1963
November, 1963
13
This leader of the USA sought to "Contain" Communism with his "_______Doctrine"
George Marshall
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
14
Fear of this program contributed to the fall of the USSR and the eastern block nations.
The Strategic Defense Initiative
Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
Star Trek
Space Invaders
15
This Communist military alliance arose to confront the perceived threat from NATO.
OPEC
The Comintern
SEATO
The Warsaw Pact
16
What is this piece of Cold War hardware?
A B-52 Bomber
A B-2 Bomber
A B-1 Bomber
An A-10 Attack Aircraft
17
Why did US President John F. Kennedy make this speech?
He was doing his part of the Berlin Airlift
He wanted to reunite East and West Germany.
To speak to the building of the Berlin Wall.
He wanted a jelly doughnut.
18
In what year did the Cold War Blockade of Berlin take place?
1947
1945
1946
1948
19
Which revolt against Soviet Control was led by Alexander Dubcek?
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Albania
Yugoslavia
20
This man lead the USSR after Stalin and until after Kennedy's death.
Leonid Brezhnev
Nikita Khrushchev
Georgy Malenkov
Leon Trotsky
21
In this Cold War conflict, the USA opposed communist expansion in South East Asia.
World War II
The Vietnam War
The Korean War
The Afghanistan War
22
What event happened on May 1, 1960 that almost turned the Cold War into a Hot War?
Countries pulled out of the Olympic Games in the USSR.
The United States bombed the USSR.
A US spy plan was shot down over the USSR.
NATO allies broke the blockade of Berlin.
23
The first Treaty between the US and the USSR to limit Cold War weapons was...
SALT I
The ABM Treaty
MiRV 1
SEATO
24
What was Reagan talking about when he urged a Soviet Leader to "Tear down this wall"?
The Berlin Wall
The Great Wall of China
The Wall between East and West
The Iron Curtin
25
What leader of Yugoslavia effectively played both sides in the Cold War from 1945-80?
Marshall Georgy Zhukov
Josef Stalin
Josip Broz Tito
General Erwin Rommel
