The Cold War Quiz

Test your knowledge on the political and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union post-World War II.

published on June 28
1/11

When did the Cold War begin?

1914
1947
1953
1961
2/11

Which country was NOT a founding member of NATO?

Which country was NOT a founding member of NATO?
United States
United Kingdom
Soviet Union
Canada
3/11

Who coined the term 'Iron Curtain' to describe the divide between Western Europe and the Eastern Bloc?

Who coined the term 'Iron Curtain' to describe the divide between Western Europe and the Eastern Bloc?
Ronald Reagan
Winston Churchill
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
4/11

Which event marked the official end of the Cold War?

Berlin Wall construction
Cuban Missile Crisis
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
Vietnam War
5/11

What was the name of the American policy to prevent the spread of communism during the Cold War?

Glasnost
Perestroika
Containment
Detente
6/11

Which country was NOT a part of the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War?

Which country was NOT a part of the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War?
Poland
Greece
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
7/11

The 'Bay of Pigs' invasion was an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the government of which country?

Cuba
Nicaragua
Venezuela
Iran
8/11

Which US president was in office during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
9/11

What was the name of the pact among the Eastern Bloc countries led by the Soviet Union?

What was the name of the pact among the Eastern Bloc countries led by the Soviet Union?
Marshall Plan
Warsaw Pact
COMECON
Yalta Agreement
10/11

The Korean War was fought between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and which other country?

United States
South Korea
Japan
Australia
11/11

Which country was NOT a founding member of the United Nations after World War II?

Which country was NOT a founding member of the United Nations after World War II?
Soviet Union
United States
Germany
United Kingdom