Cold War Test

Test your Cold War knowledge! Master key terms, events, and concepts with this high school history quiz.

Match the vocabulary word with its definition. worldview a collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or group privilege a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group marginalized treated as insignificant or peripheral ethnocentric evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture anarchy absence of any political power ideology a comprehensive system of concepts and beliefs, often political in nature, held by a group or an individual Iron curtain An imaginary line dividing the communist controlled sphere within Europe and the "free" or democratic nations of Europe Implicit bias Unconscious or hidden negative associations that people unknowingly hold. Affect a person’s attitudes and actions. 1. The two main superpowers that were rivals in the Cold War were: Vietnam and Korea Russia and China United States and Russia Unites States and China 2. The first satellite launched into space was: Apollo Explorer Challenger Sputnik 3. An example of a proxy war is: WWII War of 1812 Korean War Persian Gulf War 4. The alliance between the USA and its allies during the Cold War was called: The United Nations NATO The Warsaw Pact The Marshall Plan 5. Creating a climate of fear and suspicion of being communist through the use of propaganda and accusation is referred to as: Leninism The Truman Doctrine Marshallism McCarthyism 6. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine? Stop the spread of communism Jumpstart Europe's economy Stop Russia from spreading democracy End the Korean War. 7. What was the Berlin Airlift a response to? Reunification of East and West Germany Soviet blockade of West Berlin German development of the atomic bomb Construction of the Berlin Wall 8. The imaginary line that split East and West after WW2 was called: Berlin Wall The Iron Curtain Prime Meridian The Great Wall 9. After WWII, Germany was split into 4 divisions governed by: USA, Britain, France, and Russia Russia, China, Canada, and Vietnam Russia, USA, Britain, Korea USA, Japan, Russia, and China 10. The Berlin Wall was constructed to: To protect Berlin from invasion Keep West Berliners out of East Berlin Stop the spread of communism Keep East Germans from moving to the West 1945: During the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences, Germany was officially partitioned into four zones of occupation.1945 : The ‘A’-Bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki which put the USA ahead in the arms race.1947 : The Marshall Plan provided aid to western European countries to stabilize economies and rebuild infrastructure.1948 : Start of the Berlin Blockade which ended in 1949 after massive airlift efforts.1949 : NATO was established among Western countries to strengthen alliances.1953 : Korean War ended. Stalin died.1955 : Warsaw Pact created.1957 : Sputnik was launched, making it the first earth-orbiting satellite, and putting the Soviet Union ahead in the space race.1960: U-2 Spy plane shot down over Russia. This event was proof that the US was engaged in espionage.1961 : Berlin Wall was built almost overnight to divide a city.1962 : Cuban Missile Crisis was averted to due in large part to the fear of mutually assured destruction.1963 : There was a huge increase of American aid to Vietnam. The US and Soviet Union support opposite sides of the conflict, making it an excellent example of a proxy war. 1989: Berlin Wall is demolished and East Germany allows unrestricted migration to West Germany. Short AnswerAnswer 5 of the following 6 questions in complete sentences. (3points each) What motivated the space race? How did the idea of M.A.D. influence the Cold War? What are the main differences between capitalism, communism, and socialism? Why did cooperation between the US and USSR break down at the end of WWII? What was the significance of the U-2 spy plane incident? How do identity, worldview, and privilege affect our study of history? Long AnswerChoose ONE of the questions to respond to in a complete, well-developed paragraphs. Pick 3 events from the Cold War and discuss how they escalated the tension between East and West.