Cold War America
24 questionsTest your knowledge of the Cold War era in the United States. McCarthyism, the space race, and superpower rivalry.
The Cold War was primarily a rivalry between the United States and which country?
The correct answer is D. Soviet Union (USSR)
In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
The correct answer is B. 1989
Which U.S. president said "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"?
The correct answer is D. Ronald Reagan
The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred during the presidency of whom?
The correct answer is B. John F. Kennedy
In what decade did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur?
The correct answer is B. 1960s
Which U.S. senator led the anti-communist witch hunts of the 1950s?
The correct answer is B. Joseph McCarthy
The Truman Doctrine was announced in what year?
The correct answer is B. 1947
Which U.S. policy aimed to contain the spread of communism?
The correct answer is A. Containment
The Marshall Plan was designed to do what?
The correct answer is D. Rebuild Western Europe after World War II
Which organization was formed in 1949 as a military alliance against the Soviet Union?
The correct answer is A. NATO
In what year did the Soviet Union launch Sputnik, starting the space race?
The correct answer is B. 1957
Who was the first American to orbit Earth?
The correct answer is B. John Glenn
The Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 was an attempt to overthrow the government of which country?
The correct answer is B. Cuba
Which U.S. president visited China in 1972, opening relations with the communist nation?
The correct answer is C. Richard Nixon
In what year did the Soviet Union dissolve?
The correct answer is C. 1991
The term "Iron Curtain" was popularized by which leader in a 1946 speech?
The correct answer is D. Winston Churchill
The Berlin Airlift occurred in response to a Soviet blockade of West Berlin in what year?
The correct answer is B. 1948
Which U.S. president announced the Strategic Defense Initiative ("Star Wars")?
The correct answer is D. Ronald Reagan
The SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) agreements were signed by the U.S. and USSR during which president's term?
The correct answer is D. Richard Nixon
Which 1950s event saw the U.S. and USSR compete to demonstrate technological superiority in space?
The correct answer is D. Space Race (after Sputnik)
The "domino theory" suggested that if one country fell to communism, others would follow. It was used to justify U.S. involvement in which conflict?
The correct answer is D. Vietnam War
Who was the Soviet leader when the Berlin Wall fell and the USSR collapsed?
The correct answer is C. Mikhail Gorbachev
The U-2 incident in 1960 involved the shooting down of an American spy plane over which country?
The correct answer is D. Soviet Union
Which U.S. president signed the INF (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty with Gorbachev in 1987?
The correct answer is D. Ronald Reagan
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