The Cold War was primarily a geopolitical struggle between which two superpowers?
a) USA and China
b) USA and Soviet Union
c) USA and Germany
d) Soviet Union and Japan
Which alliance was formed by the Western bloc during the Cold War?
a) Warsaw Pact
b) NATO
c) SEATO
d) CSTO
The Warsaw Pact was created in response to which organization?
a) European Union
b) United Nations
c) NATO
d) OPEC
Which of the following conflicts is considered a proxy war of the Cold War?
a) Iran-Iraq War
b) Korean War
c) Falklands War
d) Gulf War
The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in which year?
a) 1949
b) 1953
c) 1962
d) 1979
Which country was divided into North and South due to Cold War tensions?
a) Vietnam
b) Germany
c) Korea
d) All of the above
The Berlin Wall symbolized the division between which two ideologies?
a) Democracy and Communism
b) Capitalism and Socialism
c) Nationalism and Imperialism
d) Fascism and Communism
What was the primary objective of the Truman Doctrine?
a) To support anti-communist movements
b) To expand Soviet influence
c) To establish military rule in Europe
d) To enforce nuclear disarmament
Which war led to the US withdrawal in 1975, marking a significant Cold War defeat?
a) Korean War
b) Vietnam War
c) Gulf War
d) Afghan-Soviet War
The Cold War officially ended with the collapse of which country?
a) Germany
b) Soviet Union
c) China
d) Yugoslavia
The term “Iron Curtain” was popularized by which leader?
a) Joseph Stalin
b) Winston Churchill
c) Franklin D. Roosevelt
d) Nikita Khrushchev
Which conflict was the first major military confrontation of the post-Cold War era?
a) Gulf War
b) Bosnian War
c) Kosovo War
d) War in Afghanistan (2001)
Which US president is credited with the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) during the Cold War?
a) John F. Kennedy
b) Richard Nixon
c) Ronald Reagan
d) George H.W. Bush
Which event marked the symbolic end of the Cold War?
a) The Korean War Armistice
b) The fall of the Berlin Wall
c) The Cuban Missile Crisis resolution
d) The signing of the START Treaty
Which country experienced a NATO-led intervention in 1999 due to ethnic conflicts?
a) Iraq
b) Kosovo
c) Libya
d) Afghanistan
Which Cold War doctrine stated that the US would use military force to prevent the spread of communism?
a) Nixon Doctrine
b) Carter Doctrine
c) Eisenhower Doctrine
d) Truman Doctrine
Which country was invaded by the Soviet Union in 1979, leading to a prolonged conflict?
a) Iran
b) Afghanistan
c) Pakistan
d) Iraq
The US responded to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan by supporting which group?
a) Taliban
b) Mujahideen
c) ISIS
d) Ba’ath Party
Which post-Cold War conflict saw the breakup of Yugoslavia?
a) Iraq War
b) Bosnian War
c) Rwandan Genocide
d) Arab Spring
Which agreement helped to officially end the Cold War?
a) Helsinki Accords
b) SALT Treaty
c) INF Treaty
d) Malta Summit
Which Cold War crisis nearly led to nuclear war between the US and Soviet Union?
a) Berlin Blockade
b) Cuban Missile Crisis
c) Vietnam War
d) Hungarian Uprising
Which Asian country pursued a nuclear program after the Cold War, raising global tensions?
a) South Korea
b) Japan
c) North Korea
d) Vietnam
What was the US policy of preventing the spread of communism called?
a) Isolationism
b) Containment
c) Appeasement
d) Expansionism
Which Cold War proxy war resulted in the unification of a country under communist rule?
a) Korean War
b) Vietnam War
c) Cuban Revolution
d) Soviet-Afghan War
The First Gulf War in 1991 was primarily fought against which country?
a) Iran
b) Iraq
c) Syria
d) Libya
Which post-Cold War event led to NATO’s first-ever military intervention?
a) 9/11 Attacks
b) Gulf War
c) Bosnian War
d) War in Afghanistan (2001)
Which of the following Cold War-era treaties focused on nuclear arms control?
a) Geneva Convention
b) SALT Agreements
c) Maastricht Treaty
d) Kyoto Protocol
The Korean War ended in 1953 with what agreement?
a) Peace Treaty
b) Armistice
c) Ceasefire
d) Non-Aggression Pact
Which Cold War conflict was influenced by the Domino Theory?
a) Korean War
b) Vietnam War
c) Cuban Revolution
d) Gulf War
The 2003 Iraq War was primarily justified by the US due to concerns over what?
a) Terrorism support
b) Weapons of mass destruction (WMDs)
c) Oil reserves
d) Political instability
