100 mcqs questions from chapter cold war era

 Origins and Beginning of the Cold War

Mcqs questions 

                    

1. The Cold War began after which major global event?

A) World War I

B) World War II

C) Korean War

D) Vietnam War

Answer: B

2. Which two superpowers were primarily involved in the Cold War?

A) USA and China

B) USA and UK

C) USA and USSR

D) USSR and Germany

Answer: C

3. What does NATO stand for?

A) North Asian Treaty Organization

B) National Association Treaty Organization

C) North Atlantic Treaty Organization

D) None of the above

Answer: C

4. The Warsaw Pact was formed in response to:

A) Korean War

B) Cuban Missile Crisis

C) NATO formation

D) Berlin Blockade

Answer: C

5. Which U.S. policy aimed to contain communism after WWII?

A) Marshall Plan

B) Truman Doctrine

C) Monroe Doctrine

D) Eisenhower Doctrine

Answer: B

6. What was the economic aid program to help rebuild Europe called?

A) Truman Doctrine

B) Eisenhower Plan

C) Marshall Plan

D) Berlin Pact

Answer: C

7. The "Iron Curtain" speech was given by:

A) Franklin D. Roosevelt

B) Harry Truman

C) Winston Churchill

D) Joseph Stalin

Answer: C

8. The Berlin Blockade led to:

A) Cuban Missile Crisis

B) Vietnam War

C) Berlin Airlift

D) Berlin Wall construction

Answer: C

9. Who was the Soviet leader at the start of the Cold War?

A) Khrushchev

B) Brezhnev

C) Stalin

D) Gorbachev

Answer: C

10. The United Nations was established in:

A) 1919

B) 1945

C) 1955

D) 1960

Answer: B

11. What symbolized the division of Europe during the Cold War?

A) NATO

B) Berlin Wall

C) UN Charter

D) Marshall Plan

Answer: B

12. The Truman Doctrine was announced in:

A) 1945

B) 1947

C) 1950

D) 1955

Answer: B

13. What was the main ideological conflict during the Cold War?

A) Fascism vs Communism

B) Democracy vs Monarchy

C) Capitalism vs Communism

D) Socialism vs Feudalism

Answer: C

14. The USSR supported which ideology?

A) Capitalism

B) Monarchy

C) Communism

D) Theocracy

Answer: C

15. The USA supported:

A) Communism

B) Fascism

C) Capitalism

D) Socialism

Answer: C

16. What was the main reason for the Cold War rivalry?

A) Territorial disputes

B) Ideological differences

C) Language barriers

D) Religious conflicts

Answer: B

17. The Cold War is referred to as "cold" because:

A) It took place in Siberia

B) No direct large-scale war occurred between USA and USSR

C) It happened during winter

D) It was about Antarctica

Answer: B

18. The first major crisis of the Cold War was:

A) Berlin Blockade

B) Cuban Missile Crisis

C) Korean War

D) Vietnam War

Answer: A

19. NATO was established in:

A) 1945

B) 1949

C) 1950

D) 1955

Answer: B

20. The Warsaw Pact was established in:

A) 1947

B) 1949

C) 1955

D) 1960

Answer: C

41–60: Proxy Wars and Vietnam

41. The Vietnam War is considered a:

A) Direct war between USA and USSR

B) Proxy war

C) Cold peace

D) Nuclear war

Answer: B

42. Vietnam was divided into:

A) East and West

B) North and South

C) Central and Federal

D) Coastal and Inland

Answer: B

43. The communist leader of North Vietnam was:

A) Mao Zedong

B) Fidel Castro

C) Kim Il-sung

D) Ho Chi Minh

Answer: D

44. The Vietnam War ended in:

A) 1969

B) 1971

C) 1973

D) 1975

Answer: D

45. The U.S. military withdrew from Vietnam in:

A) 1973

B) 1970

C) 1968

D) 1975

Answer: A

46. Which agreement led to U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam?

A) Paris Peace Accords

B) Geneva Agreement

C) Helsinki Accords

D) Warsaw Pact

Answer: A

47. The Tet Offensive was launched by:

A) US troops

B) Soviet Navy

C) North Vietnamese

D) South Korean army

Answer: C

48. The Domino Theory was the belief that:

A) Communism would fall in Asia

B) If one country fell to communism, others would follow

C) Only Vietnam would be communist

D) USA would dominate all wars

Answer: B

49. The Vietnam War is also called:

A) Gulf War

B) Second Indochina War

C) First Civil War

D) Cold War 2.0

Answer: B

50. The capital of unified Vietnam is:

A) Saigon

B) Hanoi

C) Hue

D) Da Nang

Answer: B

51. The US President who escalated Vietnam War was:

A) Eisenhower

B) Kennedy

C) Johnson

D) Nixon

Answer: C

52. Operation Rolling Thunder was:

A) Invasion of Cuba

B) Bombing campaign in Vietnam

C) Nuclear test

D) Submarine exercise

Answer: B

53. The National Liberation Front in South Vietnam was also called:

A) Khmer Rouge

B) Mujahideen

C) Viet Cong

D) Red Guard

Answer: C

54. The Vietnam War was fought between:

A) USA and China

B) North & South Vietnam (with allies)

C) USSR and North Korea

D) USA and USSR

Answer: B

55. Which US President ended the Vietnam War?

A) Nixon

B) Reagan

C) Carter

D) Kennedy

Answer: A

56. The Ho Chi Minh Trail was used for:

A) Tourism

B) Supply lines for communists

C) Trade route

D) Military training

Answer: B

57. The Geneva Accords of 1954 dealt with:

A) Germany

B) Korea

C) Vietnam

D) Cuba

Answer: C

58. South Vietnam's capital was:

A) Hanoi

B) Saigon

C) Phnom Penh

D) Vientiane

Answer: B

59. After reunification, Saigon was renamed:

A) Hanoi

B) Da Nang

C) Ho Chi Minh City

D) Viet Thanh

Answer: C

60. Which country colonized Vietnam before independence?

A) Britain

B) Germany

C) France

D) Japan

Answer: C

21–40: Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, and Arms Race

21. The Korean War began in:

A) 1949

B) 1950

C) 1951

D) 1953

Answer: B

22. North Korea was supported by:

A) USA

B) UN

C) USSR and China

D) UK

Answer: C

23. The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in:

A) 1959

B) 1960

C) 1962

D) 1964

Answer: C

24. Which US president handled the Cuban Missile Crisis?

A) Harry Truman

B) Dwight Eisenhower

C) John F. Kennedy

D) Richard Nixon

Answer: C

25. Who was the Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

A) Stalin

B) Khrushchev

C) Brezhnev

D) Gorbachev

Answer: B

26. The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world close to:

A) Economic collapse

B) Space war

C) Nuclear war

D) World War I

Answer: C

27. Fidel Castro ruled which country during the Cold War?

A) Chile

B) Cuba

C) Venezuela

D) Argentina

Answer: B

28. The Arms Race primarily involved:

A) Economic competition

B) Missile defense systems

C) Nuclear weapons development

D) Biological weapons

Answer: C

29. The first country to launch a satellite into space was:

A) USA

B) Germany

C) USSR

D) UK

Answer: C

30. The satellite launched by the USSR in 1957 was:

A) Apollo

B) Sputnik

C) Luna

D) Voyager

Answer: B

31. The policy of "Mutually Assured Destruction" refers to:

A) Trade competition

B) Environmental pollution

C) Use of nuclear weapons by both sides

D) Space warfare

Answer: C

32. SALT stands for:

A) Strategic Army Limitation Treaty

B) Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

C) Soviet-American Logistics Treaty

D) Satellite Alliance Line Treaty

Answer: B

33. SALT I was signed in:

A) 1969

B) 1970

C) 1972

D) 1975

Answer: C

34. The U-2 incident involved:

A) Nuclear accident

B) Space landing

C) US spy plane shot down over USSR

D) Satellite crash

Answer: C

35. The leader of the USSR after Stalin was:

A) Khrushchev

B) Gorbachev

C) Brezhnev

D) Andropov

Answer: A

36. The “hotline” between the US and USSR was established after:

A) Korean War

B) Berlin Wall construction

C) Cuban Missile Crisis

D) Vietnam War

Answer: C

37. The main reason for the Cuban Missile Crisis was:

A) US naval blockade

B) Soviet missiles in Cuba

C) U-2 incident

D) CIA invasion of Cuba

Answer: B

38. The US policy to stop the spread of communism was called:

A) Isolationism

B) Containment

C) Expansionism

D) Fascism

Answer: B

39. The Bay of Pigs invasion was aimed at:

A) North Korea

B) USSR

C) Vietnam

D) Cuba

Answer: D

40. The outcome of the Bay of Pigs invasion was:

A) Successful coup

B) Peace treaty

C) US defeat

D) Fidel Castro overthrown

Answer: C

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41–60: Proxy Wars and Vietnam

41. The Vietnam War is considered a:

A) Direct war between USA and USSR

B) Proxy war

C) Cold peace

D) Nuclear war

Answer: B

42. Vietnam was divided into:

A) East and West

B) North and South

C) Central and Federal

D) Coastal and Inland

Answer: B

43. The communist leader of North Vietnam was:

A) Mao Zedong

B) Fidel Castro

C) Kim Il-sung

D) Ho Chi Minh

Answer: D

44. The Vietnam War ended in:

A) 1969

B) 1971

C) 1973

D) 1975

Answer: D

45. The U.S. military withdrew from Vietnam in:

A) 1973

B) 1970

C) 1968

D) 1975

Answer: A

46. Which agreement led to U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam?

A) Paris Peace Accords

B) Geneva Agreement

C) Helsinki Accords

D) Warsaw Pact

Answer: A

47. The Tet Offensive was launched by:

A) US troops

B) Soviet Navy

C) North Vietnamese

D) South Korean army

Answer: C

48. The Domino Theory was the belief that:

A) Communism would fall in Asia

B) If one country fell to communism, others would follow

C) Only Vietnam would be communist

D) USA would dominate all wars

Answer: B

49. The Vietnam War is also called:

A) Gulf War

B) Second Indochina War

C) First Civil War

D) Cold War 2.0

Answer: B

50. The capital of unified Vietnam is:

A) Saigon

B) Hanoi

C) Hue

D) Da Nang

Answer: B

51. The US President who escalated Vietnam War was:

A) Eisenhower

B) Kennedy

C) Johnson

D) Nixon

Answer: C

52. Operation Rolling Thunder was:

A) Invasion of Cuba

B) Bombing campaign in Vietnam

C) Nuclear test

D) Submarine exercise

Answer: B

53. The National Liberation Front in South Vietnam was also called:

A) Khmer Rouge

B) Mujahideen

C) Viet Cong

D) Red Guard

Answer: C

54. The Vietnam War was fought between:

A) USA and China

B) North & South Vietnam (with allies)

C) USSR and North Korea

D) USA and USSR

Answer: B

55. Which US President ended the Vietnam War?

A) Nixon

B) Reagan

C) Carter

D) Kennedy

Answer: A

56. The Ho Chi Minh Trail was used for:

A) Tourism

B) Supply lines for communists

C) Trade route

D) Military training

Answer: B

57. The Geneva Accords of 1954 dealt with:

A) Germany

B) Korea

C) Vietnam

D) Cuba

Answer: C

58. South Vietnam's capital was:

A) Hanoi

B) Saigon

C) Phnom Penh

D) Vientiane

Answer: B

59. After reunification, Saigon was renamed:

A) Hanoi

B) Da Nang

C) Ho Chi Minh City

D) Viet Thanh

Answer: C

60. Which country colonized Vietnam before independence?

A) Britain

B) Germany

C) France

D) Japan

Answer: C

21–40: Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, and Arms Race

21. The Korean War began in:

A) 1949

B) 1950

C) 1951

D) 1953

Answer: B

22. North Korea was supported by:

A) USA

B) UN

C) USSR and China

D) UK

Answer: C

23. The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in:

A) 1959

B) 1960

C) 1962

D) 1964

Answer: C

24. Which US president handled the Cuban Missile Crisis?

A) Harry Truman

B) Dwight Eisenhower

C) John F. Kennedy

D) Richard Nixon

Answer: C

25. Who was the Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

A) Stalin

B) Khrushchev

C) Brezhnev

D) Gorbachev

Answer: B

26. The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world close to:

A) Economic collapse

B) Space war

C) Nuclear war

D) World War I

Answer: C

27. Fidel Castro ruled which country during the Cold War?

A) Chile

B) Cuba

C) Venezuela

D) Argentina

Answer: B

28. The Arms Race primarily involved:

A) Economic competition

B) Missile defense systems

C) Nuclear weapons development

D) Biological weapons

Answer: C

29. The first country to launch a satellite into space was:

A) USA

B) Germany

C) USSR

D) UK

Answer: C

30. The satellite launched by the USSR in 1957 was:

A) Apollo

B) Sputnik

C) Luna

D) Voyager

Answer: B

31. The policy of "Mutually Assured Destruction" refers to:

A) Trade competition

B) Environmental pollution

C) Use of nuclear weapons by both sides

D) Space warfare

Answer: C

32. SALT stands for:

A) Strategic Army Limitation Treaty

B) Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

C) Soviet-American Logistics Treaty

D) Satellite Alliance Line Treaty

Answer: B

33. SALT I was signed in:

A) 1969

B) 1970

C) 1972

D) 1975

Answer: C

34. The U-2 incident involved:

A) Nuclear accident

B) Space landing

C) US spy plane shot down over USSR

D) Satellite crash

Answer: C

35. The leader of the USSR after Stalin was:

A) Khrushchev

B) Gorbachev

C) Brezhnev

D) Andropov

Answer: A

36. The “hotline” between the US and USSR was established after:

A) Korean War

B) Berlin Wall construction

C) Cuban Missile Crisis

D) Vietnam War

Answer: C

37. The main reason for the Cuban Missile Crisis was:

A) US naval blockade

B) Soviet missiles in Cuba

C) U-2 incident

D) CIA invasion of Cuba

Answer: B

38. The US policy to stop the spread of communism was called:

A) Isolationism

B) Containment

C) Expansionism

D) Fascism

Answer: B

39. The Bay of Pigs invasion was aimed at:

A) North Korea

B) USSR

C) Vietnam

D) Cuba

Answer: D

40. The outcome of the Bay of Pigs invasion was:

A) Successful coup

B) Peace treaty

C) US defeat

D) Fidel Castro overthrown

Answer: C

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41–60: Proxy Wars and Vietnam

41. The Vietnam War is considered a:

A) Direct war between USA and USSR

B) Proxy war

C) Cold peace

D) Nuclear war

Answer: B

42. Vietnam was divided into:

A) East and West

B) North and South

C) Central and Federal

D) Coastal and Inland

Answer: B

43. The communist leader of North Vietnam was:

A) Mao Zedong

B) Fidel Castro

C) Kim Il-sung

D) Ho Chi Minh

Answer: D

44. The Vietnam War ended in:

A) 1969

B) 1971

C) 1973

D) 1975

Answer: D

45. The U.S. military withdrew from Vietnam in:

A) 1973

B) 1970

C) 1968

D) 1975

Answer: A

46. Which agreement led to U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam?

A) Paris Peace Accords

B) Geneva Agreement

C) Helsinki Accords

D) Warsaw Pact

Answer: A

47. The Tet Offensive was launched by:

A) US troops

B) Soviet Navy

C) North Vietnamese

D) South Korean army

Answer: C

48. The Domino Theory was the belief that:

A) Communism would fall in Asia

B) If one country fell to communism, others would follow

C) Only Vietnam would be communist

D) USA would dominate all wars

Answer: B

49. The Vietnam War is also called:

A) Gulf War

B) Second Indochina War

C) First Civil War

D) Cold War 2.0

Answer: B

50. The capital of unified Vietnam is:

A) Saigon

B) Hanoi

C) Hue

D) Da Nang

Answer: B

51. The US President who escalated Vietnam War was:

A) Eisenhower

B) Kennedy

C) Johnson

D) Nixon

Answer: C

52. Operation Rolling Thunder was:

A) Invasion of Cuba

B) Bombing campaign in Vietnam

C) Nuclear test

D) Submarine exercise

Answer: B

53. The National Liberation Front in South Vietnam was also called:

A) Khmer Rouge

B) Mujahideen

C) Viet Cong

D) Red Guard

Answer: C

54. The Vietnam War was fought between:

A) USA and China

B) North & South Vietnam (with allies)

C) USSR and North Korea

D) USA and USSR

Answer: B

55. Which US President ended the Vietnam War?

A) Nixon

B) Reagan

C) Carter

D) Kennedy

Answer: A

56. The Ho Chi Minh Trail was used for:

A) Tourism

B) Supply lines for communists

C) Trade route

D) Military training

Answer: B

57. The Geneva Accords of 1954 dealt with:

A) Germany

B) Korea

C) Vietnam

D) Cuba

Answer: C

58. South Vietnam's capital was:

A) Hanoi

B) Saigon

C) Phnom Penh

D) Vientiane

Answer: B

59. After reunification, Saigon was renamed:

A) Hanoi

B) Da Nang

C) Ho Chi Minh City

D) Viet Thanh

Answer: C

60. Which country colonized Vietnam before independence?

A) Britain

B) Germany

C) France

D) Japan

Answer: C

61–80: Détente, Afghan War, and Africa/Asia Conflicts

61. “Détente” refers to:

A) Escalation of war

B) Economic boom

C) Easing of tensions between US and USSR

D) Collapse of communism

Answer: C

62. Détente took place mainly during the:

A) 1950s

B) 1960s

C) 1970s

D) 1980s

Answer: C

63. The US President most associated with Détente is:

A) Truman

B) Nixon

C) Reagan

D) Kennedy

Answer: B

64. The Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty was signed in:

A) 1970

B) 1972

C) 1975

D) 1980

Answer: B

65. The Helsinki Accords were signed in:

A) 1975

B) 1977

C) 1980

D) 1985

Answer: A

66. Détente ended because of:

A) Vietnam War

B) Korean War

C) Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

D) Cuban Missile Crisis

Answer: C

67. The USSR invaded Afghanistan in:

A) 1975

B) 1978

C) 1979

D) 1980

Answer: C

68. The Afghan resistance fighters were known as:

A) Taliban

B) Al-Qaeda

C) Mujahideen

D) Viet Cong

Answer: C

69. The U.S. response to Soviet-Afghan War included:

A) Nuclear strikes

B) Sending troops

C) Boycotting the 1980 Moscow Olympics

D) Launching a drone war

Answer: C

70. The USSR considered Afghanistan a part of its:

A) Sphere of influence

B) Official territory

C) NATO alliance

D) Neutral partners

Answer: A

71. The doctrine justifying Soviet intervention in socialist countries was:

A) Truman Doctrine

B) Nixon Doctrine

C) Brezhnev Doctrine

D) Gorbachev Doctrine

Answer: C

72. Which African country was involved in a Cold War proxy war?

A) Kenya

B) Angola

C) Ghana

D) Tunisia

Answer: B

73. Who supported the MPLA in Angola?

A) USA

B) USSR and Cuba

C) China

D) India

Answer: B

74. The main Cold War conflict in Latin America involved:

A) Cuba

B) Brazil

C) Argentina

D) Chile

Answer: A

75. The SALT II treaty was never ratified by the U.S. due to:

A) Cuban Missile Crisis

B) Vietnam defeat

C) Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

D) Iran hostage crisis

Answer: C

76. The Carter Doctrine declared the U.S. would use military force to defend:

A) Africa

B) South America

C) Middle East

D) Southeast Asia

Answer: C

77. The Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan began in:

A) 1986

B) 1987

C) 1988

D) 1989

Answer: C

78. The Soviet Union officially ended its war in Afghanistan in:

A) 1988

B) 1989

C) 1990

D) 1991

Answer: B

79. The end of Détente marked a return to:

A) Peace

B) Arms race and tension

C) Economic cooperation

D) Nuclear disarmament

Answer: B

80. Ronald Reagan’s Cold War policy was known for:

A) Peaceful negotiation

B) Aggressive arms build-up

C) Ignoring USSR

D) Total disarmament

Answer: B

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81–100: End of Cold War and Legacy

81. The U.S. President at the end of the Cold War was:

A) Reagan

B) Bush Sr.

C) Clinton

D) Carter

Answer: B

82. The Soviet leader during the Cold War’s final years was:

A) Khrushchev

B) Brezhnev

C) Gorbachev

D) Yeltsin

Answer: C

83. Gorbachev’s policy of “glasnost” meant:

A) Economic restructuring

B) Military expansion

C) Openness

D) Secret police

Answer: C

84. “Perestroika” referred to:

A) Openness

B) Political repression

C) Economic reform

D) Disarmament

Answer: C

85. The Berlin Wall fell in:

A) 1987

B) 1988

C) 1989

D) 1990

Answer: C

86. The Cold War officially ended in:

A) 1989

B) 1990

C) 1991

D) 1992

Answer: C

87. The Soviet Union collapsed in:

A) 1989

B) 1990

C) 1991

D) 1992

Answer: C

88. The last Soviet President was:

A) Brezhnev

B) Gorbachev

C) Stalin

D) Yeltsin

Answer: B

89. The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was proposed by:

A) Reagan

B) Carter

C) Nixon

D) Bush

Answer: A

90. SDI was also known as:

A) Moon Plan

B) Star Wars

C) Peace Shield

D) Cosmic Strike

Answer: B

91. One of the major factors contributing to the Soviet collapse was:

A) Space race victory

B) Arms race expense

C) Cold weather

D) Trade blockade

Answer: B

92. Which Eastern European country’s revolution triggered collapse in the East Bloc?

A) Hungary

B) Czechoslovakia

C) Poland

D) East Germany

Answer: C

93. Solidarity movement was led by:

A) Lech Walesa

B) Gorbachev

C) Khrushchev

D) Yeltsin

Answer: A

94. The Cold War divided the world into:

A) Sectors

B) Colonies

C) Blocs

D) Camps

Answer: C

95. The Non-Aligned Movement was a group of countries:

A) Aligned with the USSR

B) Aligned with the USA

C) Neutral during the Cold War

D) Military allies

Answer: C

96. Which country hosted the 1980 Olympics boycotted by the USA?

A) Germany

B) USSR

C) China

D) UK

Answer: B

97. The U.S. boycotted the 1980 Olympics due to:

A) Nuclear tests

B) Trade sanctions

C) Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

D) Spy plane incident

Answer: C

98. The Cold War primarily impacted:

A) Africa and South America

B) Europe and Asia

C) Australia and Arctic

D) Caribbean and Oceania

Answer: B

99. The Cold War influenced space exploration by sparking:

A) Space disarmament

B) Space Race

C) Space conquest treaties

D) UN space charter

Answer: B

100. The Cold War legacy includes:

A) Stronger Soviet Union

B) Unified global peace

C) Rise of the US as a sole superpower

D) Continued bipolar world

Answer: C