How Much Do You Know About The Cold War?

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What war did the Cold War come directly after?
WWI
WWII
Korean War

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What was the main country that America opposed in the Cold War?
Russia (Soviet Union)
China
Germany

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Most people attribute the start of the Cold War to be when President Harry Truman announced that America would help which countries in 1947?
Greece & Austria
Greece & Turkey
Turkey & South Korea

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What type of government structure were opposing sides of the Cold War divided over?
Dictatorship
Socialism
Communism

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Which country was divided by a wall in 1961 to separate opposing sides of the Cold War?
Korea
Russia
Germany

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What part of the United States Pledge of Allegiance was added during the Cold War as a symbol of resistance to Communists?
"to the Republic"
"indivisible"
"under God"

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During the Cold War, to show their military strength, the US Air Force devised a top secret plan to detonate a nuclear bomb where?
In the middle of the Pacific Ocean
Over the entire Sahara Desert
On the moon

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What was the title of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's speech that marked the beginning of the Cold War?
"The Wall"
"Iron Curtain"
"Unrest & Retaliation"

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Which US senator incited a Communist witch hunt in the United States during the Cold War?
W.E.B. DuBois
Josepth McCarthy
Dave Anderson

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Which Soviet leader took office in 1985 and began to ease away from Communist policies?
Goergy Malenkov
Mikahail Gorbachev
Alexei Kosygin

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What year marked the end of the Cold War?
1989
1990
1991

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In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1979
1983
1989
You may live for the present, but don't forget that history can teach us a lot! The Cold War was a pivotal point in American history - time to open a history book and learn more about it!

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Amazing! From historical dates to important people, you know all about the Cold War. Are you sure you weren't one of the Cold War leaders?

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If you think it has that name because it was fought in the winter, I suggest you open a history book before start this quiz!
1
What war did the Cold War come directly after?
WWI
WWII
Korean War
2
What was the main country that America opposed in the Cold War?
Russia (Soviet Union)
China
Germany
3
Most people attribute the start of the Cold War to be when President Harry Truman announced that America would help which countries in 1947?
Greece & Austria
Greece & Turkey
Turkey & South Korea
4
What type of government structure were opposing sides of the Cold War divided over?
Dictatorship
Socialism
Communism
5
Which country was divided by a wall in 1961 to separate opposing sides of the Cold War?
Korea
Russia
Germany
6
What part of the United States Pledge of Allegiance was added during the Cold War as a symbol of resistance to Communists?
"to the Republic"
"indivisible"
"under God"
7
During the Cold War, to show their military strength, the US Air Force devised a top secret plan to detonate a nuclear bomb where?
In the middle of the Pacific Ocean
Over the entire Sahara Desert
On the moon
8
What was the title of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's speech that marked the beginning of the Cold War?
"The Wall"
"Iron Curtain"
"Unrest & Retaliation"
9
Which US senator incited a Communist witch hunt in the United States during the Cold War?
W.E.B. DuBois
Josepth McCarthy
Dave Anderson
10
Which Soviet leader took office in 1985 and began to ease away from Communist policies?
Goergy Malenkov
Mikahail Gorbachev
Alexei Kosygin
11
What year marked the end of the Cold War?
1989
1990
1991
12
In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1979
1983
1989