US History Cold War Test 2

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History Us Cold War (High School) High School (USA History, 9-12, AP) USA USA History Standards & AP

What is this test? for High School History (9-12, AP US History), USA — High School (USA History, 9-12, AP) level, USA.
For High School students (9-12) including AP History in the USA
Section: History Us Cold War (High School) · Education: High School · Part: History Us Cold War (High School) · Country: USA

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

When was the Korean War?

A) 1950-1953

B) 1965-1973

C) 1941-1945

D) 1990-1991

Question 2

Which term means "anti-communist suspicion campaigns"?

A) the Truman Doctrine (1947)

B) McCarthyism

C) the Marshall Plan

D) the Bay of Pigs (1961)

Question 3

What ended Cold War?

A) Treaty 1980

B) Wall 1975

C) 1991 Soviet fall

D) War 1985

Question 4

What was the Tet Offensive (1968)?

A) Withdrawal

B) Peace treaty

C) US victory

D) Viet Cong surprise attack

Question 5

What best defines the space race prize?

A) first Moon landing 1969

B) space station

C) Mars landing

D) first satellite only

Question 6

Provide the definition of Reagan's role:

A) No role

B) Pressure plus talks

C) Started war

D) Surrender

Question 7

What best defines NATO?

A) trade union

B) sports league

C) Western military alliance

D) Asian pact

Question 8

Name the person who were the Cold War rivals.

A) Japan and China

B) France and Germany

C) USA and Britain

D) USA and USSR

Question 9

Which term means "Openness policy"?

A) glasnost

B) the Tet Offensive (1968)

C) the Truman Doctrine (1947)

D) the Space Race

Question 10

What best defines the Truman Doctrine (1947)?

A) Nuclear ban

B) Support free peoples against communism

C) Free trade

D) Isolationism

Question 11

What was détente?

A) Hot war

B) Trade war

C) Eased tension 1970s

D) Space race

Question 12

Which term means "1950 to 1953 clash"?

A) the Tet Offensive (1968)

B) the Truman Doctrine (1947)

C) the Space Race

D) Korean War

Question 13

Which term means "Support free peoples against communism"?

A) the Truman Doctrine (1947)

B) the Marshall Plan

C) the Bay of Pigs (1961)

D) the Tet Offensive (1968)

Question 14

Which of the following best defines the Bay of Pigs (1961)?

A) Peace talks

B) Failed CIA invasion of Cuba

C) Trade deal

D) Successful invasion

Question 15

What best defines the Tet Offensive (1968)?

A) Withdrawal

B) Peace treaty

C) Viet Cong surprise attack

D) US victory

Question 16

Which term means "Aid to rebuild Europe"?

A) the Truman Doctrine (1947)

B) the Bay of Pigs (1961)

C) the Tet Offensive (1968)

D) the Marshall Plan

Question 17

Provide the definition of the Tet Offensive (1968):

A) Viet Cong surprise attack

B) Withdrawal

C) Peace treaty

D) US victory

Question 18

What best defines McCarthyism?

A) space program

B) anti-communist suspicion campaigns

C) art movement

D) tax reform

Question 19

Name the Soviet leader who started reforms in the 1980s.

A) Stalin

B) Khrushchev

C) Mikhail Gorbachev

D) Brezhnev

Question 20

What best defines the Bay of Pigs (1961)?

A) Peace talks

B) Trade deal

C) Successful invasion

D) Failed CIA invasion of Cuba

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