Cold War Comprehension Quiz

1. The Cold War was primarily * 1 point A. A military struggle B. A political struggle C. An economic struggle D. An ideological struggle 2. NATO stands for * 1 point A. New Alliance Treaty Organization B. North Atlantic Treaty Organization C. National Anti-Terrorist Organization D. North American Tactical Organization 3. What was the name of the Communist nations' mutual protection pact? * 1 point A. The Kiev Pact B. The Berlin Pact C. The Warsaw Pact D. The Moscow Pact 4. How did the United States react to the discovery of missile bases in Cuba in 1962? * 1 point A. By invading Cuba B. By setting up a naval blockade C. By threatening to attack Cuba D. By backing a foreign invasion of Cuba 5. In the context of the Cold War, deterrence refers to * 1 point A. military arms deployment B. the buildup of nuclear weapons by both superpowers C. an aerospace declaration by one superpower D. mesospheric atomic detonation 6. During the Cold War, most liberation movements were unsuccessful because of * 1 point A. lack of interest B. Soviet military power C. lack of leadership D. lack of trade unions 7. What incident brought the superpowers to the brink of open warfare? * 1 point A. the Sino-Soviet Split B. The Cuban Missile Crisis C. The Prague Spring Reforms D. The Gulf of Tonkin Incident 12:49 _. g g; . 8. The movement of non-alignment refers to * 1 point A. a declaration to promote world peace B. a declaration where countries did not take sides C. a peaceful protest against Soviet occupation D. a Hungarian resistance movement 9. What event ended the dtente period? " 1 point A. The American invasion of Cuba B. The collapse of the Soviet Union after the fall of the Berlin Wall C. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan D. The advent of glasnost and perestroika 10. Communism is a radical form of * 1 point A. Fascism B. Socialism C. Liberalism D. Capitalism 11. After the Cuban Missile Crisis, tensions between the superpowers began to ease. This period of lessened hostility is known as * 1 point A. detente B. glasnost C. deterrence D. containment 12. The main reason that the superpowers avoided nuclear war during the Cold War period was that they feared * 1 point A. regional allied involvement B. United Nations' involvement C. potential devastation to their own countries D. lesser powers exercising nuclear weapons capability 13. In 1962 the United States set up a naval quarantine of Cuba in response to * 1 point A. the failure of a CIA supported invasion of Cuban exiles at the Bay of Pigs B. the Soviet Union's construction of missile bases on Cuban territory C. a flood of escaping Cuban refugees landing on the Florida coast D. a seizure of political power by revolutionary leader Fidel Castro 14. The Soviet Union and the United States resolved the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 primarily through * 1 point A. limited warfare and economic sanctions B. political neutrality and third-nation arbitration C. brinkmanship and diplomatic communications D. United Nations and NATO peacekeeping forces 15. During the Cold War, which of the following decisions would an American isolationist have 12:50 20. The placards shown above represent public protests in America during the late * 1 point A. 1940s B. 1950s C. 1960s D. 1970s 21. Protesters carrying these placards were demonstrating their objection to American policy aimed at * 1 point A. appeasing fascist dictators in Central Europe B. interfering in border conflicts in the Middle East C. containing communist expansion in Southeast Asia D. supporting dictatorial governments in Central America Use the following quote to answer Question 22: "You have a row of dominoes set up; you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainty that it will go over very quickly." - American President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954 22. Given the year of Eisenhower's comment, he "dominoes" he referred to were nations located in * 1 point A. South America B. Southeast Asia C. North America D. Central Africa Use the following information to answer Question 23. If the Soviets cross our If we back down naval blockade we will be forced and let the Americans to sink one of their ships. succeed in their blockade, then the U.S. will win. 1962 Moscow 23. The figures represented above are those of * 1 point A. John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev B. George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev C. Richard Nixon and Leonid Brezhne D. Ronald Reagan and Yuri Andropov12:50 A . . . THE GREAT BATTLEFIELD FOR THE DEFENSE AND EXPANSION OF FREEDOM TODAY IS THE WHOLE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE GLOBE-ASIA, LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA, AND THE MIDDLE EAST. - JOHN F. KENNEDY, 1961 SPEECH TO CONGRESS LATIN AMERICA ASIA NORTHERN 2 HALF EQUATOR AFRICA MIDDLE EAST SOUTHERN HALF OKAY, SO I'M HALF A CENTURY LATE ON THIS, BUT IT'S BEEN BUGGING ME: DID JFK OWN A GLOBE? -from XKCD.com 24. The ideological conflict presented in the source led directly to the * 1 point A. division of the world into spheres of influence of the dominant superpowers B. creation of an international organization to provide collective security C. reduction of trade barriers between the East and West D. development and testing of atomic bombs in North Korea and Iran Use the following information to answer Question 25.12:50 -from XKCD.com 24. The ideological conflict presented in the source led directly to the * 1 point A. division of the world into spheres of influence of the dominant superpowers B. creation of an international organization to provide collective security C. reduction of trade barriers between the East and West D. development and testing of atomic bombs in North Korea and Iran Use the following information to answer Question 25. Remembering the Cuban Missile Crisis: In 1962, U.S. President John F. Kennedy was informed that Soviet nuclear missile installations had been discovered in Cuba. There followed 13 days of tense negotiations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, which ended when Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles. 25. What is the best explanation for Cuba's involvement in this crisis between the Soviet Union and the United States in 1962?* 1 point A. Cuba was part of the Eastern European communist bloc. B. Cuba was trying to become independent from the United States and achieve self-determination. C. Cuba was in the Soviet Union's sphere of influence because of their ideological similarities. D. Cuba was governed by the communist party of the Soviet Union, under Nikita Khrushchev. Submit.- so